Urban Planning

A bill expected to pass City Council aims to stem demolitions of historic buildings.

Philadelphia lost the equivalent of 1,000 football fields worth of tree cover in the last ten years. A first-ever urban forest plan will try to reverse that trend.

NYC lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction to cut down on the thousands of birds who die flying into the buildings.

The $300 million police HQ will be called the Philadelphia Public Safety Building.

Which do you think has more impact, a sports stadium or a supermarket?

Callowhill neighbors want a developer to address a persistent neighborhood problem: no place to pee.

City Council passed the amended bill, which pushes back implementation of the abatement reform to Dec. 31, 2020.

Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.

The bill is expected to be approved by the full Council next Thursday, during the last meeting of 2019.

A new study from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds major home repair needs in the region with impacts particularly significant for low-income renters.

Delaware Recyclable Products, Inc. has reached a settlement with New Castle County, agreeing to cap its Minquadale landfill at 140 feet.

The 194 lots will be auctioned off Dec. 17 at the city’s Convention Center.

Experts point to the success of Center City shops, including longtime staples like Macy’s, as evidence that brick-and-mortar retail is still very much alive.

Executive Deputy Secretary Yassmin Gramian will assume the top job at the Department of Transportation effective Dec. 6.

Activists appealed to stop SEPTA’s Nicetown gas generator from operating, but L&I Review Board has given SEPTA the greenlight.