John F. Street - Post-mayoral Career

Post-mayoral Career

John Street's mayoral tenure ended on January 7, 2008. Upon leaving office, Street accepted an adjunct faculty position in the Temple University Department of Political Science. That spring, he taught two sections of a class on urban politics. Asked about his transition from public life to academia, the former mayor was quoted as saying, "You know what? I think I'm really going to like it here!"

Street is Chairman of the Philadelphia Housing Authority board.

In 2011, he changed his voter registration from Democrat to Independent. Though Street maintained the switch was only, "..a means of keeping a variety of options available as a matter of good politics...", some had speculated that he intended to challenge incumbent Democratic Mayor Michael Nutter in the 2011 mayoral election. He ultimately did not participate in the primary, and instead his brother, Milton Street challenged and lost to Mayor Nutter.