Urban Planning

The compromise that helped end City Council’s two-year-long fight over how to finance affordable housing is beginning to bear fruit.

SEPTA makes “the economic case” for fighting congestion with increased parking enforcement and other measures.

The 156-unit complex is the latest structure to go up in Camden with the help of controversial state tax breaks.

The concrete complex operates under DIY rules.

Since Superstorm Sandy, hundreds of homes have been elevated to avoid future flooding. Shore towns do not want future streetscapes to be concrete footings.

Mayor Jim Kenney has convened a working group to examine safety and air quality protocols at the South Philadelphia refinery rocked by a massive explosion on Friday.

A new bill aims to increase the transparency and efficiency of Philadelphia’s politicized process for selling vacant city land.

Philly is looking for businesses with a track record of running dockless bike-share programs and making sure the bikes don’t end up strewn all over the city.

Right before summer recess, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced new legislation that would force some developers to offer perks to communities.

Philadelphia sends one-third of its trash to an incinerator in Chester deemed by researchers to be one of the dirtiest in the nation.

Grace Baptist Church of Germantown demolished its community center to make way for a new 15,000-square-foot, energy-efficient building to provide enhanced community services.

The future of the Germantown Special Services District is in doubt after commercial property owners voted to block its re-authorization.

Council President Darrell Clarke is moving forward with legislation aimed at limiting the development of apartment buildings in his North Philly district.

The renovation of the shopping center, part of a larger South Quarter Crossing project that will also encompass Quartermaster Plaza, is slated to break ground in early 2020.

A $250 million luxury tower is rising on South Broad Street. City officials were on hand to praise the new development, which benefited from the 10-year tax abatement.