Urban Planning

At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.

The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.

City planners are open to renovating or demolishing the historic former police headquarters.

The 2.1-mile protected bike lane project, which includes upgrading several high-injury network intersections, is expected to be completed by 2029.

Philadelphia's planning director says plans need to include housing — and bringing the city together.

The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.

One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.

Philadelphia has a smaller prime business district than most of its peers, but the largest vibrant mixed-use portfolio, a CBRE report shows.

The increase is partially tied to a building boom that researchers expect to abate this year as supply catches up with demand.

Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.

Hotels generated more revenue this year than the last time the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl.

The president appears ready to move ahead with steep import taxes after a monthlong pause.

The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum argues in his book "Stuck" that restrictive zoning laws and progressive NIMBYism have made housing unaffordable and trapped Americans in place.

For the last five years, the shallow rent program has helped keep vulnerable residents housed amid an affordable housing crisis.

Less than a year ago, Councilmember Jeffrey Young Jr. proposed eliminating a bicycle lane in Center City, but now he’s advocating to build more.