Urban Planning

An anonymous donor contributed to 20 Habitat affiliates across the country, including Philadelphia, after the pontiff, a Villanova grad, was elected.

The bill aims to lower single-family home prices. But it would inadvertently endanger companies that provide housing for some people with disabilities.

Philly Bike Action’s event aims to clear up misconceptions about the size of the potential concrete barriers along the popular Center City bikeways.

When it’s done, residents will enjoy new park space and easier access to the Delaware River from Old City over top of I-95.

Developer Ken Weinstein hopes to turn the Furness station into a mixed-use property and convert Blue Bell Mission into a single-family home.

A railroad passengers group says the executive order does not get to the root of the problems causing delays and cancellations.

The proposal includes money to buy new trolleys, eco-friendly buses and cars on the MFL and Regional Rail.

Wilmington is requiring unhoused people to live in city-issued tents, but one Christina Park resident says officials “have no idea what they're doing.”

Department of Licenses and Inspections officials shared new details Wednesday during a budget hearing before City Council.

The city is evaluating waste-disposal options, while also studying bacterial “digesters” and tip-toeing into composting.

The city is still evaluating the environmental impacts of burning trash versus landfilling it, the Office of Clean and Green director said.

The costs, specifications and waits for a bicycle rack or corral permit might be discouraging businesses from even applying.

Philly’s only rec center designed for people with disabilities has been closed for six years.

Unhoused people living in a Wilmington park say their mattresses and clothes were drenched while using a city-bought tent.

The trains, purchased from a Montreal transit agency, will help supplement older SEPTA cars that may have caused issues in the past.