Urban Planning

The Painted Bride Art Center can’t sell its Old City home because of the building’s “priceless” mural facade, designed by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

It took 18 months for Philadelphia City Council to pass a lead safety bill aimed at preventing children from being exposed to lead paint in apartments.

While the report, due out in November, will explore strategies for shaping the site’s future, it won’t prescribe a favored outcome.

SEPTA, Amtrak, PennDOT, and the Federal Transit Administration joined forces to complete a $48 million initiative to put Paoli station in compliance with ADA regulations.

Philadelphia is demolishing a former rec center designed by Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher to make for a new entrance to Columbus Square Park.

The Market East neighborhood has a dismal history when it comes to development. Could the Gallery mall's new replacement, Fashion District Philadelphia, be a different story?

Parking spaces are becoming parks in Philly. Drexel anthropologist Katrina Johnson-Zimmerman writes about how to bring these popular public amenities to more neighborhoods.

Thousands of acres in an Ocean County, New Jersey wilderness area will never be developed thanks to a land donation, officials announced. 

Center City District’s latest report shows a booming real estate market. For Parkway Corp., the demand for land means a move away from operating parking.

A Philly man suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues was shot by police. Why do cops wind up being called to handle these situations?

Kendra Brooks, who won a coveted endorsement from Elizabeth Warren, says affordable transportation is a major issue for Philly voters.

Philadelphia Contemporary tapped Sharon Johnston to design its first building. Here’s what we know so far about the organization’s first permanent home.

The signs arrived at a rough moment for right of ways. Less than a month ago, the city was sued in federal court over the poor conditions of the sidewalks.

Mega-townhouses are popping up on Old City’s shop-lined streets and some fear the development trend could pose an existential threat to the historic neighborhood.

The $420 million remake of The Gallery aims to reinvent the shopping mall’s relationship to Center City.