Urban Planning

Here is what Biden’s new plan could mean for Philadelphia’s future, according to four local transportation experts.

Rep. Amen Brown expects to introduce legislation to halt sheriff sales in the city through much of the summer — just days before auctions are slated to resume.

SEPTA’s trolley modernization project faces a setback after Amazon outbid the agency on a Southwest Philadelphia parcel it wanted to turn into a trolley barn.

City Councilmember Cherelle Parker wants to know why Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is selling the city’s distressed real estate on an online bidding platform.

The temporarily closed Somerset Station on the Market Frankford Line could reopen by May — and when riders return, they can expect to see a police presence.

Developer Gagandeep Lakhmna faces loud opposition from people who live near his latest project in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood.

The unarmed guards will assist SEPTA police officers as the transit agency works to improve safety amid a citywide violence epidemic.

Residents gathered to protest the temporary closure of Somerset Station — a lifeline to jobs, appointments, and school for those who have continued to use it mid-pandemic.

A successor to the Reading Railroad Company filed permits to demolish the historic train station months after a group filed a conservatorship petition to save it.

A study conducted using the Litterati app found 1,000 pieces of advertising litter on the ground. Pizza sellers were the main driver of stray menus documented by researchers.

Pro-housing development activists call on the mayor to veto a bill they argue will hamper efforts to address the city’s growing affordability challenge.

Could having a Delawarean in the White House help create a long-hoped for rooftop park over I-95 through Wilmington? Some city lawmakers hope so.

In a virtual meeting, Kensington residents, city officials, and SEPTA leaders spoke about the challenges faced at the station, which will close Sunday.

The amendment to the zoning code would change the math on residential development in the booming rowhouse neighborhoods southwest of City Hall.

The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office will resume sales of distressed real estate next month and move all auctions online for the first time ever.