Urban Planning

The program was added to the current city budget following negotiations between Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and City Council.

Organizers say the project “enjoyed tremendous support in terms of its fundraising,” but now they’re hoping for more public engagement.

The first phase of the rollout will temporarily close specific stations from midnight to 4:30 a.m.

The Gateway Plaza is the start of transforming the park, which has been largely untouched for decades.

A tentative deal ended the strike, but nearly 9,000 union members still have to vote on new contract. Trash pickup and other services resume Monday.

The contract may be “the best deal they can get at this moment.”

After eight days, the city and its blue collar workers’ union has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.

A marathon negotiation session between the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union Tuesday has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.

After more than two years of construction, a massive cap is forming over the busy highway.

The acquisitions were finalized at the end of last month. They are part of a renewed commitment to overhaul the struggling stretch.

The city’s contract negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33 show no signs of a deal as trash piled along city streets continues to rise.

The city appears to be digging in for a long strike as District Council 33 union workers are looking for more money than the city wants to spend.

The project in South Jersey is expected to be completed in time for next year’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

Adding a small park is just a small step in a larger effort to improve the physical appearance of the busy commercial corridor.

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like before the park was established in 1949?