Urban Planning

A motion filed Monday seeks to add new allegations to a rare lawsuit that alleges a City Council committee violated state law.

E-commerce industry group lobbies against the fee, citing potential impact on workers and disadvantaged residents.

The office says its Family Violence and Sexual Assault unit is handling more than 1,000 cases with only 19 staffers.

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

Flooding has repeatedly battered parts of the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood, damaging homes, ruining cars and forcing evacuations.

Dozens of bus routes will be cut, added, lengthened, realigned and sped up starting in August.

The five-story property in Philly’s Spring Garden section belongs to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and has sat empty for years.

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan is entering a critical new phase. Advocates hope it helps the city's most vulnerable residents.

A Philadelphia judge wrote that most of the work the residents object to is done, and future project phases only “endeavor to improve” the park.

Selected block parties will receive a $250 ShopRite gift card, patriotic decorations, mini Constitutions and outdoor toys meant to inspire civic pride.

Planners are lobbying the federal government for restoration of a rescinded $150 million grant.

The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.