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40,000 vacant lots: How Philadelphia’s lack of greenspace worsens gun violence

Parks and tree cover offer health benefits and reduce crime incidents, but access to greenspace is vastly unequal across the city.

by Lawrence Ukenye&Natalie Kerr
Community

Community programs combat gun violence by counseling city’s youth

Gun violence in Philadelphia has gone up in the last five years, making programs to help children and teens cope with violence essential.

by Fallon Roth, Haajrah Gilani&Eden MacDougall
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Sharswood works to build pavilion of its own amid development

Volunteers hope a new structure will solidify North Philly Peace Park’s place in the neighborhood.

by Asa Cadwallader

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