
Urban Planning
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Upper Makefield residents press for answers on pipeline leak: ‘We had the wool pulled over our eyes’
The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.
6 days ago
Planning director discusses Roundhouse, Greyhound station, housing push
City planners are open to renovating or demolishing the historic former police headquarters.
1 week ago
Spring Garden bike lanes still on track to connect Delaware to Schuylkill River trails, for now
The 2.1-mile protected bike lane project, which includes upgrading several high-injury network intersections, is expected to be completed by 2029.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:03Market East’s future: Think big, go big
Philadelphia's planning director says plans need to include housing — and bringing the city together.
2 weeks ago
Philly tax sales resumed nearly a year ago. The land bank still hasn’t bid on any properties
The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:23Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees
One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:00Philadelphia has more ‘vibrant mixed-use’ buildings than peer cities. Is that a good thing?
Philadelphia has a smaller prime business district than most of its peers, but the largest vibrant mixed-use portfolio, a CBRE report shows.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:58Philly added 8K housing units in 2024. Nearly half of them were in Greater Center City
The increase is partially tied to a building boom that researchers expect to abate this year as supply catches up with demand.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:26‘This has to stop’: Philadelphians push City Council for more illegal dumping prevention
Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:02Center City hotels sold more than 11,000 rooms around the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade weekend
Hotels generated more revenue this year than the last time the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl.
2 weeks ago
The president appears ready to move ahead with steep import taxes after a monthlong pause.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:58Yoni Appelbaum on how NIMBYism ‘froze the American Dream’
The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum argues in his book "Stuck" that restrictive zoning laws and progressive NIMBYism have made housing unaffordable and trapped Americans in place.
Air Date: February 26, 2025 12:00 pm
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