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FONSI/ERR Frankford Transportation Center TOD Project
On or about August 4, 2025 the City of Philadelphia will authorize the Frankford Community Development Corporation (Frankford CDC) to submit a request to HUD for the release of a HUD FY2024 Community Project Funding (CPF) award to undertake the following project:
Project Title: Frankford Transportation Center Transit Oriented Development Project
Purpose: The Frankford CDC proposes to construct a five-story, 20,000-sq. ft. supermarket and a 43,000-sq. ft. mixed-use development to include a City Health Center and 132 residential units at 5113-35 Frankford Avenue.
Schedule for Public Comments: Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. All comments received by August 1, 2025 will be considered by the City prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.
Office of Homeless Services Code Red to end at 8 p.m., Friday, July 18
The Code Red the Office of Homeless Services declared on Friday, July 11, will end on Friday, July 18, at 8 p.m.
To get help for someone who is living or sleeping outside in the heat during or after a Code Red, call the Homeless Street Outreach Hotline at (215) 232-1984.
Anyone who needs shelter placement or prevention services should visit a City homeless intake center for help.
To learn more about Code Red, visit the City’s safety and emergency preparedness Code Red page.
Notice of public hearing
Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing by the City of Philadelphia, to be held on July 23, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the office of the City Treasurer. Learn more.
Apply to become a firefighter!
Come join the hottest team in town — the Philadelphia Fire Department is recruiting firefighters! You must apply online and schedule to take your test by August 31, 2025. Take a look at our FAQs.
Upcoming events
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Jul18EventOHS Service Connections/Site Clean-upsAll DayMultiple locationsEvent
OHS Service Connections/Site Clean-ups
A Service Connection/Site Clean-up will occur today at:
- Camac Street and Race Street
- 1700 Ranstead Street
- Broad Street and Snyder Avenue
- Broad Street and Passyunk Avenue
About Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days
Office of Homeless Services Encampment Resolution Team (ERT) staff members join the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services’s (DBHIDS) Homeless Street Outreach Team (Outreach) and the City’s Sanitation Department to conduct *Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days. OHS’s ERT staff schedules and leads service connection clean-ups at various selected outdoor encampment locations in Philadelphia.
How it Works
The teams post signs in advance to alert people living in tents, RVs, makeshift shelters, or none at all, on sidewalks, under bridges, in parks, empty fields, lots,etc., of upcoming service days. Each service day, the teams visit the encampment sites to offer individuals services, such as rides to a City intake center where staff can help find shelter space, Stranded Traveler Assistance, behavioral health, drug or medical treatment, and other similar services. The Sanitation Department team further assists by cleaning up accumulated trash.
* Service days are not the same as formal, encampment resolutions, which, while social services-led, involve many more City of Philadelphia departments and nonprofit partners and follow specific protocols regarding personal property storage, notification, and other requirements.
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Jul18EventKensington Service Connection/Site Clean-upsAll DayMultiple locationsEvent
Kensington Service Connection/Site Clean-ups
Service Connection/Site Clean-ups will occur today at these Kensington locations:
- 3241 Kensington Avenue
- 1800 E. Clearfield Street
- 3066-3072 Kensington Avenue
- 2814-2824 Kensington Avenue
- 1800 E. Orleans Street
- 1800 E. Cambria Street
- 2899 Ruth Street and Hart Lane (corner)
- 1800-1813 E. Hart Lane (both sides)
- 1800 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
- 400 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
- 2700 Emerald Street
- 2000 E. Sterner Street
- 2000 E. Silver Street
- 2600 Kensington Avenue (across from the Huntingdon El-stop, building 1801)
About Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days
Office of Homeless Services Encampment Resolution Team (ERT) staff members join the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services’s (DBHIDS) Homeless Street Outreach Team (Outreach) and the City’s Sanitation Department to conduct *Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days. OHS’s ERT staff schedules and leads service connection clean-ups at various selected outdoor encampment locations in Philadelphia.
How it Works
The teams post signs in advance to alert people living in tents, RVs, makeshift shelters, or none at all, on sidewalks, under bridges, in parks, empty fields, lots, etc., of upcoming service days. Each service day, the teams visit the encampment sites to offer individuals services, such as rides to a City intake center where staff can help find shelter space, Stranded Traveler Assistance, behavioral health, drug or medical treatment, and other similar services. The Sanitation Department team further assists by cleaning up accumulated trash.
* Service days are not the same as formal, encampment resolutions, which, while social services-led, involve many more City of Philadelphia departments and nonprofit partners and follow specific protocols regarding personal property storage, notification, and other requirements.
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Jul18EventSPEED/RED LIGHT CAMERA HEARINGS9:00 am to 1:45 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09Event
SPEED/RED LIGHT CAMERA HEARINGS
July 18, 20259:00 am to 1:45 pm, 5 hourshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09mapMilton U. Oates, Jr. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82106295023?pwd=SXIrdFRIMEZuVmZkbEVxWjNQK21JZz09 Meeting ID: 821 0629 5023 Passcode: 756613 One tap mobile +12678310333,,82106295023#,,,,*756613# US (Philadelphia) +13126266799,,82106295023#,,,,*756613# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 821 0629 5023 Passcode: 756613 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpc4rgIJF -
Jul18EventL&I DEPARTMENTAL HEARINGS9:00 am to 11:00 amhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86183479498?pwd=x2lpUov1Y3V1ey7dgvw7CMkMx1Oeuh.1Event
L&I DEPARTMENTAL HEARINGS
July 18, 20259:00 am to 11:00 am, 2 hourshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86183479498?pwd=x2lpUov1Y3V1ey7dgvw7CMkMx1Oeuh.1mapMelissa Andre is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86183479498?pwd=x2lpUov1Y3V1ey7dgvw7CMkMx1Oeuh.1 Meeting ID: 861 8347 9498 Passcode: 861592 --- One tap mobile +12678310333,,86183479498#,,,,*861592# US (Philadelphia) +19292056099,,86183479498#,,,,*861592# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 861 8347 9498 Passcode: 861592 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcE6xw9n -
Jul18EventCODE VIOLATION HEARINGS9:00 am to 2:00 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89287635104?pwd=dkhYUjVESmxXS0ZjRHJtL0NqZUh2UT09Event
CODE VIOLATION HEARINGS
July 18, 20259:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hourshttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89287635104?pwd=dkhYUjVESmxXS0ZjRHJtL0NqZUh2UT09mapMilton U. Oates, Jr. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89287635104?pwd=dkhYUjVESmxXS0ZjRHJtL0NqZUh2UT09 Meeting ID: 892 8763 5104 Passcode: 445457 One tap mobile +12678310333,,89287635104#,,,,*445457# US (Philadelphia) +13126266799,,89287635104#,,,,*445457# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 892 8763 5104 Passcode: 445457 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keEDXRTzvs