Tag: PlanPhilly

The university’s School of Biomedical Engineering officials say that the new academic program offers more workforce training for the growing cell and gene therapy industry.

Under city law, property owners can’t refuse to rent to a prospective tenant because they participate in a housing assistance program.

Citizen scientists and Drexel researchers are testing whether planter benches make summer heat in five Philly neighborhoods more bearable.

The project hit a snag in October 2021 after residents raised concerns about the development’s footprint.

The Rental Improvement Fund will provide forgivable and low-interest loans to small landlords who cannot afford to fix up their properties.

The federal government is requiring water utilities to identify service lines made of toxic lead. Researchers in Philly are trying to find an easier way.

The Eviction Diversion Program started as a temporary initiative to keep rental disputes out of court. Three years on, it’s having a lasting impact few cities have realized.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s president forecasts inflation decline without more interest rate hikes.

The project is expected to cut the energy used by street lights in half, saving enough electricity annually to power nearly 3,700 homes.

The Inn of the Amazing Mercy will provide short-term and permanent supportive housing to more than 60 residents.

“Whether you're in Rehoboth Beach or Cape May… you need to have a plan,” said FEMA Regional Administrator MaryAnn Tierney.

A civil rights investigation by the EPA over the city’s initial permitting of the facility is still ongoing.

A new analysis by Climate Central estimates the impact of elements of the built environment — like dark roofs and parking lots — on temperatures.

A loan program was meant to train more community doctors, but federal regulators claim that the Philadelphia university used leftover cash to boost its investment portfolio.

Black women across Pennsylvania earn just 60 cents on every dollar their white male non-Hispanic counterpart earns.