Urban Planning

Philadelphia is one of few major United States cities that has a design review process that is entirely advisory.

A train station planned for Claymont, Delaware, could be the catalyst for major redevelopment of the blue-collar town on the Pennsylvania border.

Advocates acknowledge that residents need their parking spots. But they argue when too many accommodations are made to the city’s “car culture,” pedestrians lose out.

A series of Frankford Avenue warehouses are slated to become a permanent home for the West Collection, a 3,100-piece cache of contemporary art.

The City Planning Commission recommended a spot zoning bill that would allow St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown to become apartments without any further public approvals.

The 122 S.11th Street site once occupied by Midtown II Restaurant is set to become a 14-story hotel with ground-level restaurants.

Why is congestion so bad in Philadelphia and how can transportation be improved for drivers, cyclists, walkers, and everyone in between?

A building collapse last week in Fishtown and another recent collapse in Germantown has inspired City Council to finance a crackdown on unsafe construction contractors.

The Family Self-Sufficiency program connects residents with experts who help them become financially stable enough to be able to purchase their own home.

A 150-year-old Queen Village church turned Buddhist temple is on a path toward residential reincarnation.

A mother's fatal fall on New York City subway stairs has raised the question of why many public transportation systems like SEPTA are not fully accessible — yet.

A judge’s ruling on Tuesday paves the way for a long-contested redevelopment of St. Laurentius, a crumbling Catholic church in Philadelphia’s growing Fishtown neighborhood.

When a mother fell down the stairs and died in the New York subway last month, parents in Philadelphia reacted with a combination of horror and recognition.