Urban Planning
PlanPhilly
A community-based public-land study comes to an end, and trust is rebuilt in Eastwick
The intent was to remediate -- through a nine-month community-based study exploring what could and should be done with almost 200 acres of public land in the neighborhood
8 years ago
Scooters: Sidewalk nuisances, or the future of local transportation?
You can pretty much drop them off anywhere. And that's part of the problem.
8 years ago
Senate candidate takes aim at newly appointed Wilmington Housing Authority exec
Former board chairman questions the suitability of new leader and voting procedure to hire him.
8 years ago
Solarize Philly celebrates 150 homes switching to solar, more to come
Solarize Philly aims to make solar energy affordable to local homeowners.
8 years ago
PlanPhilly
Old homes, high poverty make Philadelphia housing less than affordable for some
Poor-quality houses and unusually high poverty tilt the equation so that demand far outstrips supply here, making affordable homes hard to obtain and difficult to manage.
8 years ago
Philadelphia’s aging water infrastructure
Guest: Debra McCarty Early this month, a water main broke in Center City Philadelphia, sending 15 million gallons ...
Air Date: July 25, 2018 10:00 am
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PlanPhilly
After months of wrangling, a boost in city water rates will take effect in September
The city's water rate board has OK'd an increase in monthly water bills, with a slight bump in September and a bit more to come in 2019.
8 years ago
PlanPhilly
Brainstorming how to make an Old City park as welcoming as its surroundings
The corner of Second and Market streets in Old City is laden with history.
8 years ago
PlanPhilly
A master plan for Society Hill proposes new design guidelines — and downzoning
It aims to protect the vision of Edmund Bacon, the master planner who transformed the neighborhood into one of Philly's wealthiest during the urban-renewal era of '50s-'60s.
8 years ago