Philly, City Hall is quiet this week

Listen, City Hall's got the quiet vibes this week, and I'm not even gonna hold you, sometimes that's the real news. You wanna know what's up with our city? Sometimes it's about what *ain't* happening, or nah?

### What's Not Happening

Usually, my desk is overflowing with reports, permit applications flying like cheesesteak wrappers on a windy day. But this week? The Development Activity section is basically crickets. We're talking N/A across the board for ZP_USE, BP_ALTER, BP_MECH, BP_DEMO, and BP_ADDITION. That means no new zoning permits for use, no major alteration permits, no mechanical permits, no demolition permits, and no addition permits were filed or processed. That's a big goose egg for folks looking to build somethin' new, or tear somethin' old down, or even just fix up a jawn.

And for the 311 calls? All youse see is "Information Request: ? requests." That's every single line. Now, what kinda information is being requested and how many times? Your guess is as good as mine, because the data ain't showing us the numbers or the actual topics. It’s like City Hall forgot to fill in the blanks, or nah? We pay taxes for this jawn, you know what I mean?

This kinda quiet can mean a few things. Maybe everyone's down the shore, or maybe there's a backlog they ain't tellin' us about. What we gotta watch for is if this quiet spell is just a blip, or if it means bigger holdups for our neighborhoods. Is the city pumpin' the brakes on development, or just slow-walkin' the paperwork? That's the jawn, Philly — we don't do fake out here.

That's the jawn, Philly — we don't do fake out here.

Keisha Robinson-Moyer, @kee_westphilly

My man Jamaal and the rest of the crew talk about this stuff every morning — go catch 'em live at mornings.live.