NewsWorks Tonight, the daily, local, drive-time news radio program on NPR-affiliate WHYY in Philadelphia, invited me on for a segment that aired Monday about the launch of OpenDataPhilly.org and other new data initiatives. Though I was sure to note during my interview that OpenDataPhilly was built by development shop Azavea, unfortunately that was cut in [...]

Today is the deadline to put 150 words together that could help change the direction of arts in Philadelphia. The Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia is a three-year, $9 million initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. We’re seeking the best ideas in the arts. We’re investing $9 million, to be matched by [...]

My final column after four years writing for The Temple News: An open letter to President Ann Weaver Hart By Christopher Wink | May 12, 2008 | The Temple News I am graduating. After four years on North Broad Street – two more than you – I have plenty I want to share with you. [...]

A handful of suburban communities are working on offering more dependence on mass transit, as SEPTA Watch first reported back in February. But, despite grumbling about the cost of gasoline, there isn’t any real conversation about reversing suburban development, which, as anyone can see with a drive through one of these communities, are horribly inefficient [...]

Sadly, yesterday a man was shot by two SEPTA officers at the Allegeny Ave. stop on the Broad Street Line, my stop.This comes after reports of increases of SEPTA and city officers riding the subways, often derided as dangerous. I’ve never had a problem myself, but reports of teenage violence, particularly directed at younger riders, [...]