Urban Planning

A bill mandating community benefits agreements for major development projects was passed by City Council on the last day of its four-year term.

Philadelphia real estate developers sought to tear down more buildings in 2019 than any year on recent record.

A regulatory snag is delaying the rollout of speed cameras on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard.

SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line is out of commission in Center City after a train fatally struck a man who fell onto the tracks at the 8th Street Station.

Evictions are disproportionately leveled against black renters, particularly child-rearing women, even when controlling for factors like income.

What does a giant cocoon made of tape have to do with Philadelphia's future? Quite a bit, according to the city planners remaking the Navy Yard in South Philly.

Alterra Property Group wants more housing, less parking in South Philadelphia Passyunk Square development, plans grocery store to rival Acme.

Alterra wants to build hundreds of apartments and create new commercial spaces on one of the last major underdeveloped parcels in Passyunk Square.

New Rutgers study foresees a rise of as much as 6 feet in sea levels along the Jersey Shore by the end of the century.

After weeks of heated debate, City Council passed a bill reducing the value of Philly’s 10-year property tax abatement on new residential construction.

Philadelphia is poised to adopt a ban on single-use plastic bags, but without a fee or proper enforcement, it won’t be successful.

Food trucks would have to move under a bill requested by Drexel that would ban vendors from the block of Market Street between 33rd and 34th streets.

Republican Councilmember Brian O’Neill lost his battle to ban all roof decks and limit the height of homes in his Far Northeast Philadelphia district.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to help protect coastal communities from sea level rise and stronger storms caused by climate change.

Results of a survey of 250 riders were released by the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Gov. Murphy has made improving the system a priority.