Urban Planning

The fire at Notre Dame brings our relationship with the buildings we know into sharp, emotional relief.

Commuters in Zones 1 and 2 can load passes onto their SEPTA Key online or via phone starting April 20 and use the cards to ride starting in May.

Philadelphia has many old, iconic buildings and neighborhoods. So why are so few of these sites historically preserved and protected from the wrecking ball?

Philadelphia will launch a new street cleaning effort in six areas now battling extreme amounts of litter. The new brooms will officially roll out Tuesday.

Mayoral candidate State Sen. Anthony Williams talked about his vision for transportation at a recent forum hosted by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists.

The moves show a growing willingness in conservative places to take on the fearsome politics of higher taxes, at least for infrastructure.

Philadelphia’s inner core is gaining wealthy residents while suburban areas are confronting a rise in poverty, according to a new report.

Henon dominated the hearing with testimony in favor of a moonshot bill he introduced in January, which would almost quintuple the number of department inspectors.

The planned North Station District development could reshape North Philly for decades to come. Neighbors are organizing for construction jobs and other benefits.

Illegal construction has already damaged more Philly houses in 2019 than in prior years — three to date compared to one or two incidents in a typical year.

A string of buildings that once housed one of the city’s first social service providers for black Philadelphians are set to meet the wrecking ball.

Redevelopment plans for a Chinatown landmark changed after community outcry. City planners are working with the owner on a new design.

The 43-acre field near the rapidly-developing area of Middletown will now be turned into a pollinator field to support bees and other beneficial species.

A WHYY investigation found Philly was ticketing people for not moving their cars during street sweeping — even though streets weren't being swept. What's happened since?

The collapse of a bridge earlier this week in Tennessee is raising new alarms about the delicate state of infrastructure across the U.S.