Urban Planning

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In parts of Pennsylvania, local politicians and community groups have been extracting donations in exchange for zoning changes.

DRWC has sought to redesign a series of “connector streets” to the river — and Washington Avenue is the latest effort.

The northeast section of Wilmington is dominated by public housing and an overcrowded prison.  Only a handful of businesses thrive, whil ...

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A new dock for dragon boats, HVAC systems for the city’s homeless shelters, and a cap for I-95 along Penn’s Landing are among the capital projects.

Long before I learned about redlining, “white flight,” and mass incarceration, I wondered how spaces that housed the dead could look so much better than those for the living.

Standing in Pennypack where the trail opens, the crack of gunfire can often be heard in the distance.

“I can’t say anything positive about this project,” said Daniel Garofalo, environmental sustainability director at the University of Pennsylvania and CDR member.

The split of the second headquarters dilutes the company's original promise of a megadeal.

"We're in the running until they tell us we're not."

The bill proposes updating zoning maps to reflect the development that currently exists in the neighborhood.

The city wants to use energy from the plant to power its operations.

The committee has spent the last four years figuring out how to restore the Chester County suburb's Regional Rail service, which was cut in 1986

The vacant land in question sits in a 100-year-floodplain.