Two more collaborative Philadelphia reporting projects in which I was involved have finished recently.
Part of the JLab-funded Enterprise Reporting Fund that paid for the NEast Philly District 172 project I shared recently, Abandoned City was a partnership between Technically Philly, PlanPhilly and CityPaper and Broadband2035 was a partnership between Technically Philly and PlanPhilly.
While I was involved with some strategy, reporting, introductions, planning and, for Broadband2035, I led the relationship with the city’s Planning Commission (more on that below), my colleague Brian James Kirk really led our roles in these two initiatives.
Abandoned City, depicted above was an investigation of vacant property in Philadelphia and its impact on communities.
- CityPaper led the reporting and devoted a cover story and other print space for reporting
- PlanPhilly offered additional reporting, editing and the web platform
- Technically Philly initiated the partnership and worked with a developer to visualize and map those findings.
Broadband2035, which is ongoing, investigated the impact access to affordable broadband has on low-income communities
- PlanPhilly offered reporting, editing and guidance
- Technically Philly led the reporting, worked with the city’s Planning Commission to incorporate broadband plans into its comprehensive Philadelphia2035 vision and hosted the series page.
