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Urban Planning

Carlos Boothe looks on
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Preservation

West Philly tenants are racing to save 925 affordable rentals to prevent mass displacement

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

7 months ago

Listen 1:03
Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly court settlement halts City Council vote on renter protections, sending bills back to committee for new hearing

Lawmakers were expected to pass the bills Thursday, but two landlords sued the body’s housing committee, alleging a violation of open meeting laws.

7 months ago

Se observa un contador de servicios público
Delaware
Economy
Infrastructure
Personal Finance

Algunos clientes de Delmarva Power afirman que las elevadas facturas de servicios públicos los están obligando a elegir entre sus medicamentos y mantener las luces encendidas.

Delmarva Power está restando importancia a su reciente solicitud de aumentar las tarifas eléctricas, argumentando que los incrementos en los precios de suministro.

7 months ago

A DART bus travels down Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware
Transportation

Federal grant will help refurbish 51 Delaware public transit buses, extending their lifespan

The $14.3 million federal grant comes from the Federal Transit Administration's fiscal year 2026 Bus and Bus Facilities program.

7 months ago

Listen 1:31
Eight pop-up retail spaces will open on the 900 block of Market Street
Business
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Market East will get retail pop-ups and murals as long-term revival strategizing continues

Business group aims to spruce up the struggling corridor ahead of FIFA and Philly250 events.

7 months ago

Dumping at Fairhill and Annsbury streets in North Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
Politics

No new Philly anti-dumping initiatives in Parker’s third budget proposal

Parker’s $7 billion budget proposal would continue existing efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping and add funding for 125 cameras.

7 months ago

Listen 1:05
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers her budget address
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker is proposing millions for proactive rental inspections, modular home factories in Philly

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.

7 months ago

Listen 0:59
Commuters exit and board the route 4 bus
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA revamps its delayed Bus Revolution, plans to cut more than a dozen routes starting this summer to streamline service

SEPTA will eliminate 18 bus routes as part of a phased overhaul starting in August, aiming to increase service and improve reliability for riders.

7 months ago

PECO electric repair crew in Fishtown
Energy
Pennsylvania
Technology

How PECO’s profits impact your electricity bill

Electricity rates are rising along with profits for investor-owned utilities.

7 months ago

Listen 6:59
Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker says new facility in old Hahnemann building is not a homeless shelter but a ‘solution center’

The Hope 220 Solution Center in the Spring Garden neighborhood is part of an effort to eliminate homelessness in Philadelphia.

7 months ago

Listen 1:00
Cobbs Creek
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philadelphia officials announce new funding for Cobbs Creek restoration project

The $9 million in additional funds will help mitigate flooding. Nearby residents have worried that restoring the Cobbs Creek Golf Course would exacerbate the problem.

7 months ago

Listen 0:51
The William Way LGBT Community Center
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

‘Not salvageable’: Inside William Way’s decision to build a new Center City headquarters

The nonprofit plans to demolish its longtime home on Spruce Street to make way for a new building that will also feature affordable apartments.

7 months ago

Listen 1:05
Brewerytown resident Miles Owen
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Philly’s bus station needs a permanent home; questions loom about Filbert Street, ICE office, Amtrak

Residents wonder about using the old Greyhound station, and object to 8th and Arch option.

7 months ago

A utility meter
Delaware
Economy
Infrastructure
Personal Finance

Some Delmarva Power customers say high utility bills are making them choose between prescriptions and keeping the lights on

Delmarva Power is downplaying its recent request to raise electricity rates, arguing supply price hikes are responsible for customers' higher costs.

7 months ago

Listen 0:56
Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
Architecture & Design
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

Plan to keep Chinatown Stitch alive after federal funding loss hits hurdle over design funding questions

Regional planners are questioning a proposal to redirect $12.5 million to complete the project’s design phase without construction funding secured.

7 months ago

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