The 76ers indicate they may give more than $50 million for the arena proposal’s community benefits agreement
The potential that the 76ers will pay more is an indication the team is willing to do what it takes to get the project approved by Council before lawmakers adjourn for winter recess on Dec. 19.
Union, business leaders and SEPTA give testimony on Philadelphia 76ers' proposed arena
Philadelphia City Council continued to hear testimony on the controversial downtown 76ers arena on Tuesday. On Tuesday, City Council members heard testimony from those who opposed to the arena, including development and business leaders in Chinatown. Union leaders expressed their support.
Philadelphia City Council to hold final scheduled hearing on proposed 76ers arena
Residents on both sides of the issue now wait to learn whether the proposal is about to enter a new phase or see the beginning of its demise.
A major Chinatown group has drafted a more than $163 million list of demands as Council considers the 76ers arena proposal
Chinatown leaders have long resisted negotiating over the Sixers’ plan for a downtown arena to avoid the suggestion that they might endorse the project under certain conditions. But at the request of City Council members concerned about the neighborhood’s future,
Tensions flare at final public comment session on Philadelphia 76ers' proposed arena
Deep divisions erupted Monday night during the final public comment session on the Philadelphia 76ers' proposal to build a $1.3 billion arena in Center City.
Philadelphia City Council will meet again Thursday to potentially vote on controversial Sixers arena
Philadelphia City Council wrapped up another hearing​ on Tuesday on the controversial plan for a downtown 76ers arena. It was the final scheduled hearing featuring testimony and the Sixers were back at City Hall.
76 Place: Opposition to proposed Sixers arena continues as City Council moves to vote
As city leaders push to meet a possible end-of-year deadline to approve the Philadelphia 76ers proposal for a new arena in Market East, opponents once again demanded City Council vote no.
Chinatown organization calls for Sixers to include $163M in arena deal for business grants, land trusts
The Sixers' controversial arena proposal remains in limbo after city councilmembers left a Tuesday committee meeting without ...
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Show me the money: SEPTA tells City Council it needs millions to expand service for arena goers
The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from. Representatives of SEPTA (from left) Deputy ...
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There’s a new date for wrapping up arena votes, and other developments of the past week
There are only three more sessions before City Council will vote up or down on the Sixers' Center City arena proposal. Here's ...
The Sixers will pay for SEPTA passes for season-ticket holders for a year. A key lawmaker wants them to go further.
Philadelphia lawmakers and the 76ers are negotiating over details of the team’s commitment to fund SEPTA passes for ticket holders to get to the proposed Center City arena, a development that comes as ...
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Vote on Sixers arena proposal a moving target as City Council wraps up hearings
Lawmakers must vote enabling legislation out of committee by Dec. 12 to authorize the arena before the end of the year.
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Public comment winds down, votes loom for arena project
The last public comment session for the controversial $1.3 billion Sixers arena project starts at 6 p.m. Monday. Later in the ...
As vote looms, City Councilmembers push Sixers arena developers for more details
On Tuesday, city officials pushed for more funding in a community benefits agreement and sought details on how SEPTA could ...
A new 76ers arena would cost SEPTA millions. City Council may approve it anyway, a key lawmaker said.
The likelihood that the arena would add costs to SEPTA undermines the 76ers’ repeated contention that the project will cost ...
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Council finishes hearings on Sixers' arena with no vote; team leaders see Camden as viable option
Philadelphia City Council's Committee of the Whole concluded hearings on 76 Place without voting on the proposed arena.
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PA: The Sixers will pay for SEPTA passes for season-ticket holders for a year. A key lawmaker wants them to go further.
Philadelphia lawmakers and the 76ers are negotiating over details of the team's commitment to fund SEPTA passes for ticket holders to get to the proposed Center City arena, a ...