Urban Planning

The new vehicles will replace 40-year-old trolleys which are at the end of their usable life.

The city wants to eliminate disparities in tree coverage between neighborhoods.

She will be the 12th president and first African-American woman to serve in the role in the organization’s 65-year history.

Philadelphia City Council can be doing a lot more to support bus riders in the city, help speed up buses, and work toward transit equity.

Mortgage rates are still elevated. Home prices are still considerably higher than they were pre-pandemic. And inventory is low.

Dozens of bus and rail routes are seeing driver shortages because of operators calling in sick on this post-Super Bowl Monday.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, from road closures and parking restrictions to public transit and pole-greasing.

Mortgage forbearance and other tools to help fend off foreclosure are being extended beyond its initial COVID restriction to help all eligible FHA borrowers.

Developer Anthony Fullard has access to the site, but hasn’t been selected to purchase the property from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.

Appraisals are more likely to be below contract sale prices in primarily Black neighborhoods than in primarily white neighborhoods in the city.

Opponents worry the bill could lead to more tree loss and flooding. “Please listen to us, man,” one activist pleaded.

The proposed 76ers arena threatens to repeat the years of misguided development that created the dead zone on Market Street, writes Akira Drake Rodriguez.

Environmental groups plan to use state funding to plant trees in environmentally overburdened neighborhoods in places like Camden, Newark, and Trenton.

A coalition of advocacy groups wants candidates running for mayor to commit to a platform of policies to end litter, illegal dumping, and other waste.

The Roundhouse served as police headquarters for nearly six decades. Now it’s going up for sale. And it’s unclear if it’ll be preserved or demolished.