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Urban Planning

Northwest of the Wayne Junction train station, 137-45 Berkley St. is part of developer Ken Weinstein's sweeping plan. (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
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Neighborhoods
PlanPhilly

With Wayne Junction’s historic district come questions: Some old, some new

The Philadelphia Historical Commission just approved historic protections for eight of Wayne Junction's old industrial buildings.

8 years ago

Steam pours from vents on Sansom Street near the site of a water main break that flooded Center City streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure

Why does it take so long to upgrade Philly’s water infrastructure? Here’s an explanation

The July 3 rupture raised a lot of questions for Philadelphians. Chief among them: Is the city’s water infrastructure too old or too shoddy to prevent such events?

8 years ago

Rowhouses at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

As Drexel transforms University City, communities nearby prepare for gentrification

When Schuylkill Yards was first announced – Brandywine Realty Trust’s proposal to turn 14 acres of largely empty, Drexel University-o ...

8 years ago

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A massive storm surge barrier stretching from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Breezy Point, New York is among hazard reduction proposals under consideration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Google Maps image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
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Army Corps considers massive storm surge barrier from N.J. to N.Y.

Other proposals include multiple smaller flood barriers, flood walls, berms, and levees.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Public Spaces

Today: One bronze goat statue at Rittenhouse Square. Come autumn: Two

8 years ago

PlanPhilly

Stained-glass panels to get a second life at Chestnut Street bus shelters

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Transportation

City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority’s spending

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Public Spaces

What if it rained? How a rec center changed one life, and could change more

8 years ago

A rendering of the Peace Park Pavilion to be built at North Philly Peace Park in Sharswood (Malcolm Burnley/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
PlanPhilly

Afrofuturism and the new era for Sharswood’s North Philly Peace Park

After sprouting from vacant land in Sharswood in 2012, North Philly Peace Park was displaced by a $500 million redevelopment plan by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Public Safety

Fatal Brewerytown building collapse was `a tragic workplace accident,’ L&I commissioner says

8 years ago

Flooding at 10th and Walnut streets after a water main break has flooded several Center City streets. (Trenae Nuri/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Insurance
Philadelphia

Damages from water-main break expected to exceed $500,000 liability limit

Since a massive water-main break flooded the streets of Midtown Village Tuesday morning, Kate Moroney Miller has had one really bad Time.

8 years ago

Listen 2:04
PlanPhilly
Transportation

Sidewalk cycling: Illegal, unsafe, and one argument for more bike lanes

8 years ago

Dena Driscoll and her children try to navigate their way to summer camp, blocked by sidewalk parking at 12th Street and Washington Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Our Morning Commute: Multimodal living with kids in Philadelphia

For the last seven years, my children and I have primarily moved around Philadelphia by bike, foot, and public transportation

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Preservation

St. Laurentius still stands in Fishtown, though more precariously

8 years ago

Philadelphia's City Hall Tower (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
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Philadelphia
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PlanPhilly

A retrospective: What passed muster with City Council, and what didn’t

With the council on its summer recess, here's a rundown of all the bills PlanPhilly covered during the spring session and where each currently stands.

8 years ago

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