Urban Planning
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
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
Listen 14:00After 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
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
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
Bold strokes in W. Philly Promise Zone housing plan, but no funding punch to back it up
What good are big plans without any funding?
8 years ago
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
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?
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