Urban Planning

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.

The rise of backyard meat smokers demands new etiquette in a crowded city.

The most significant of Philly’s new code reforms could help lower construction costs that are among the highest in the nation.

Philly just selected the artist who will make over SEPTA’s 5th Street/Independence Hall Station. PlanPhilly got a peek at the winning design.

This fall, North Philly will watch as ground is broken on the final phase of a $120 million redevelopment.

Pennsport residents oppose developer Bart Blatstein’s plan to build a Super Wawa gas station on a parcel of land along the Delaware River waterfront.

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.