Urban Planning
First reveal: See the 7-foot tall mural designs SEPTA chose for 5th Street station
Philly just selected the artist who will make over SEPTA’s 5th Street/Independence Hall Station. PlanPhilly got a peek at the winning design.
7 years ago
A North Philly development supported by Obama will break ground this fall
This fall, North Philly will watch as ground is broken on the final phase of a $120 million redevelopment.
7 years ago
Why Pennsport is fighting a Wawa on the waterfront
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.
7 years ago
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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago
No more Kensington kayaking: ‘Pop-up’ pool locked behind safety fences
After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
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