Urban Planning

Years of perceived inaction on the part of Philly officials over affordable housing could come to a head this Friday when they plan to evict residents of a homeless encampment

Philadelphia stands to lose a staggering amount of tax revenue if office workers don’t return to Center City’s towers.

A bitterly fought-over Fishtown icon will survive at least another month after heated debate over whether the crumbling landmark can be saved.

The city asked a Northern Liberties group to cancel an on-street dining event after an Old City man pulled out a gun during a fight over social distancing.

It’s time for cities to take a reparative framework that addresses impacts of past harm.

An altercation over mask-wearing alarms Philadelphia business districts considering street closures to allow expanded outdoor dining.

When Philly’s most-Instagrammed site gets a makeover, it’ll look… pretty much the same.

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.

Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.

The agency managing certain city land sales will launch new online platforms to allow formal applications to buy land for side yards or community gardens.

Trains will run hourly weekday service on most lines as the transportation agency gets back on track for the region’s move into the green reopening phase.

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha is partnering with Scannapieco Development Corporation on the mixed-income development.

Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.

A $32.5 million beach replenishment and dune building project in Cape May County that was scheduled to begin earlier this year will soon be underway, officials said.