Urban Planning

"These disparities hurt all Philadelphians and likely impact my constituents disproportionately,” the Point Breeze councilman said.

Nearly all financial institutions nationwide have passed Community Reinvestment Act inspections since 2009, even though racial disparities in lending remain pronounced.

Philadelphia is among the largest U.S. cities where people of color are denied conventional home purchase loans at significantly higher rates than whites.

Railroads face a year-end deadline for installing the systems, known as PTC, but many are seeking an extension until 2020.

As the Philadelphia housing market booms, white homebuyers and homebuyers of color are not equally able to reap its rewards.

On Tuesday, a bill intended to protect renters from being evicted without “good cause” moved one step closer to a vote by City Council.

A group of developers is hoping to create the kind of mixed use, walkable area sometimes called "new urbanism," close to the beach and in sight of the casinos.