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Urban Planning

The Route 15 trolley is seen on Girard Avenue
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA taking Girard Ave. trolley off the rails; 78 percent of fleet can’t pass inspection

The iconic trolley cars that have crisscrossed most Girard Avenue for nearly 15 years are going away for upwards of 18 months.

7 years ago

The Trump Plaza Hotel Casino is illuminated at night, just two weeks before closing on Sept. 16, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Architecture & Design
New Jersey

Atlantic City mayor: Tear down ‘eyesore’ of ex-Trump casino

Atlantic City's mayor wants to demolish the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino.

7 years ago

A water main break in Old City has shut down 3rd and Arch Streets and all of 3rd Street to Market Street. Confused motorists were forced to turn around on one-way streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads

Old City needs 2 months of repairs; the open streets experiment isn’t going well

It’s normal for busted water mains to stop the flow of water, but a main break in Old City is slowing the flow of cash small business owners.

7 years ago

Leafy Pine Street in Center City is contrasted with treeless North 5th Street in Hunting Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia

Redlining’s ongoing harm: Intensifying impact of climate change, new study says

New analysis makes a link between historic redlining and areas most vulnerable to extreme heat caused by climate change.

7 years ago

Listen 1:33
People enjoy Franklin Square Park on a gray January day. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Transportation

Why some Chinatown residents oppose a new Franklin Square station

Chinatown residents oppose the plan to reopen the train station, which closed decades ago, because it will require paving over community green space.

7 years ago

The exterior of PhilaMOCA
PlanPhilly
Music
Philadelphia

PhilaMOCA set to reopen in its home, owned by celeb DJ Diplo and now legit

PhilaMOCA will celebrate its 10th anniversary by reopening its doors to the public after a long city-imposed hiatus.

7 years ago

Jarell Hawkins talks about the success he’s found as a former inmate learning how to renovate homes with 2 Fish Home Renovations. The company was one of six to get part of $1 million in state funding to do more housing work. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Housing

Affordable-housing funds could also help reduce recidivism in Delaware

They call it a win-win. A Delaware group is helping former prisoners find work and learn new skills while renovating homes for low-income residents.

7 years ago

Anne Bovaird Nevins, pictured, will take the reins at PIDC. (PIDC)
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Economy
Philadelphia

The new boss at PIDC wants to robot-proof the city’s economy

The economic development agency’s incoming chief has her eye on creating “family-sustaining” jobs in sectors less likely to fall prey to automation.

7 years ago

A young girl works in a community garden.
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia

Three maps tell the story of urban farming in Philly right now

Philadelphia’s vibrant urban farming community faces new pressures as land values increase. Three maps reveal challenges — and opportunities.

7 years ago

A worker hands a piece of lead pipe to a colleague as they work to remove water service lines Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Trenton, N.J. The city announced it is replacing 37,000 lead pipes over five years as part of an an effort to remove the potentially harmful pipes. (Mike Catalini/AP Photo)
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Old lead pipes push replacement plan in New Jersey capital

All 37,000 of the lead water pipes in New Jersey's capital city will be replaced over the next five years at an estimated cost of $150 million.

7 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Housing
Philadelphia

Philly experiments with new rent voucher aimed at keeping families in their homes

The new program is an example of the local solutions emerging in cities as leaders grapple with growing affordability crises.

7 years ago

Two curious passersby study the former Rittenhouse Coffee Shop building at 1904 Sansom Street in 2005. (Elston via Flickr)
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Housing

Developer of Philly’s priciest condo to demolish and remake Rittenhouse landmark

The developer of the Laurel, Southern Land Company, will dismantle and painstakingly reconstruct a Rittenhouse landmark.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Transportation
Visual Arts
Eyes on the Street

A Philly photographer explains how she captures the beauty of SEPTA and its riders

Philly photographer Shasta Bady shares her thoughts on SEPTA, the people who ride it and her new exhibit at Suburban Station.

7 years ago

Frank DiCicco in City Council chambers in 2011. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Outdoors

How Philly lost the war on litter, as told by legendary local ‘clean freak’ Frank DiCicco

Former City Councilmember Frank DiCicco led Philadelphia’s last major effort to restore neighborhood street sweeping back in the 2000s.

7 years ago

Listen 1:41
A rendering shows the view of a planned residential and retail complex at 1401 S. Columbus Blvd. from Washington Avenue. (Courtesy of BLT Architects)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Almost 450 residences coming to South Philly waterfront land once eyed for casino

The vacant Delaware River waterfront land is where Foxwoods Resorts once planned to build a casino.

7 years ago

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