Urban Planning

Mayor Jim Kenney’s annual budget address proved to be a quiet affair, with little in the way of cheering, jeering, or laughter.

Philadelphia is currently the only large municipality without a comprehensive street sweeping plan.

More and more it seems business improvement nonprofits like Center City District are monetizing the public spaces it operates. Why are they allowed to do this?

At the current pace, it will take the City of Philadelphia 50 years to sell off its publicly owned vacant land.

Motorists driving through one Cape May County municipality during flooding events can now make better decisions, officials say.

First announced as part of a new strategy to crack down on Center City gridlock, the proposed officers would be dispatched to Center City, University City and Manayunk.

Is a storm surge barrier at New Jersey inlets an option to mitigate back bay flooding? A joint federal and state study as it's a "viable option."

Globe Dye Works, the former yarn-dyeing factory turned live-work-manufacturing and design space in Frankford continues to write its own history.

After 20 years of bureaucratic battles and courtroom litigation, the condo tower planned for the Washington Square parcel faces what may be its final hurdles.

Consumer Reports reported earlier this month that about 1,500 people have been injured in e-scooter crashes in the U.S. since 2017.

I was lucky enough to spend 2018 writing the In Common series, exploring the ways civic spaces across Philly are changing, each aiming to build a stronger, more inclusive city

Blueprints show a new tower rising on an empty lot next to existing warehouse buildings. Plans show retail, an outdoor cafe, and a bar or restaurant space.

Prominent African-American printmaker Dox Thrash’s former home in North Philly was sold in a sheriff sale in December.

As more sections of Philadelphia become gentrified, a few City Council members are calling for remedies that would keep longtime residents in their neighborhoods.

Nearly 8,000 acres of wilderness in Ocean County will remain undeveloped after officials closed on a $15,450,000 deal funded by the county's open space tax late last week.