
Urban Planning
The former clinic is listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-abortion activists, some of whom will gather Saturday at the grave of Gosnell’s victims, want to buy it.
6 years ago
Listen 5:16City Council wants to create a new $10 million street cleaning program
Parker introduced a bill to allocate $10 million to establish a cleaning program that would bring 300 part-time cleaners to commercial corridors across the city.
6 years ago
Army Corps awards contract for Cape May County beach replenishment set to begin this fall
The work involves the dredging of approximately 425,000 cubic yards of sand from the Townsends Inlet and pumping ashore.
6 years ago
No more Kensington kayaking: ‘Pop-up’ pool locked behind safety fences
After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.
6 years ago
Hold your horses: Can old-timey ‘e-carriages’ replace Old City buggies?
Philly activists have met with city officials about replacing horse-drawn carriages with electric buggies. They point to electric vehicles adopted by other cities as a model.
6 years ago
Painted Bride goes to court to sell its distinctive building
In the final step to sell the structure, which will likely also mean destroying an Isaiah Zagar mosaic, the Bride faced pushback.
6 years ago
This West Philly bridge got a makeover for its 99th birthday
The bridge was first constructed in 1920. A structural evaluation in 2017 called it “basically intolerable.” Here’s what changed.
6 years ago
Pop up pool? Philly residents are using a construction ditch for kayaking
The Kensington developer says he’s waiting on permits to gets started on a fix. L&I says it’s waiting on new designs.
6 years ago
Major overhaul begins at downtown Wilmington’s Rodney Square
A public park in the center of downtown Wilmington is getting a long overdue makeover. But there’s still a fight over the dismantling of the square’s bus hub.
6 years ago
Puff, Puff, Pass: Philly Council to debate banning hookah bars in most of the city
Neighborhood groups across the Northeast are on a campaign to shut down hookah bars they see as disruptive to their community.
6 years ago
Rain garden in Strawberry Mansion holds water — and makes students safer
The $1.6 million stormwater project also includes a curb extension, new sidewalks, a pedestrian crossing, and six Americans with Disabilities Act ramps.
6 years ago
Philly creates new loading zones to ease traffic in Center City
The city wants Center City delivery drivers to take a load off — without blocking traffic.
6 years ago
Who benefits most from Philly’s tax abatement? Center City developers
The lion’s share of revenue lost to Philly’s tax abatement is tied to large commercial real estate projects, not single-family homes.
6 years ago
Philly’s design world adores the city’s first fire-engine red skyscraper
Brilliant red terracotta laces architect Vishaan Chakrabarti’s first Philadelphia skyscraper. He chose the material for a reason: It’s the next best thing to brick.
6 years ago
A cure for the ailing Broad-Ridge Spur
The easiest and most straightforward fix for SEPTA’S black sheep line is making it free to transfer between the Spur and the Market Frankford Line.
6 years ago