Urban Planning

The total is more than half of the plan’s 30,000-unit goal. The milestone comes as the administration prepares to submit its first report on the plan.

SEPTA’s blueprint for “best-in-class” service includes new vehicles and shorter wait times, but it all hinges on consistent funding, which doesn’t exist yet.

Officials said an air traffic control backup system also failed after a wire was damaged at a construction site in New Jersey.

New restrooms and seating with charging ports, along with upgrades to SEPTA platforms and parking garages, are part of the improvement plans.

The city’s new Beyond the Bell initiative will put $300,000 into seven recreation center boxing gyms, with funding for equipment and coaches.

Five Council members oppose a proposed contract with Reworld, as the Parker administration says its plan will save taxpayers millions.

Mark Squilla’s proposal lays out a long-term path away from incineration, while Jamie Gauthier wants the city to stop burning its trash now.

The Point Breeze artwork remains where Haring painted it with students in 1987, making it his only surviving outdoor mural in the city.

The project will connect the Schuylkill River and Delaware River trails via Spring Garden Street.

Neighbors living near the Edgemoor site say they’re concerned about truck exhaust, noise and harm to local wildlife.

More than 40% of recent new housing is in the Center City area, but more incentives are needed to keep the boom going, a business group says.

The money will also pay for other upgrades and improvements at stations on SEPTA’s trolley lines.