
Urban Planning
Coatesville could soon see its first rental housing development in more than a decade
If the five-person planning commission votes ‘yes,’ Brandywine View Apartments will break ground on 266 market-rate rental units.
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Listen 0:46SEPTA’s board of directors approves Bus Revolution, set to go into effect next summer
Portions of the new network, which trims the number of routes from 125 to 106, will launch on June 1, 2025, and continue through the fall.
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City Council advances bill to make Philly’s Eviction Diversion Program permanent
The heralded program is scheduled to expire at the end of June if the measure doesn’t become law.
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Listen 1:00Delaware County Council is at odds with Marple Township over the county’s attempt to assess a building on the site for possible use as a mental health facility.
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Listen 1:39Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump
The sale is from storage sites in New Jersey and Maine and will be allocated in increments of 100,000 barrels at a time.
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Philly charter change proposal would mean more funding for affordable housing
The measure looks to close a loophole that has frustrated housing advocates for years.
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Listen 0:54Cleanup of former oil terminal near Bartram’s Garden gets boost with EPA funds
The site is one of close to 200 nationwide receiving cleanup funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Listen 1:06A Philly concrete plant polluted without a permit. Now it’s paying to help stop dumping
A facility just feet from Frankford Creek lacked the proper stormwater permit. It agreed to pay for an anti-dumping project in a nearby park.
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Listen 1:11Cherelle Parker wants to deliver 30,000 units of housing in Philly. Can it happen?
The mayor has broadened the goal to include new construction and renovations.
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Listen 4:43Making Philly streets safer shouldn’t be such an enormous chore, planners say
‘Right-of-way’ advocates call for quick permitting of street-narrowing and public benches
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Mayor Parker’s budget leaves UC Townhomes agreement in limbo. Housing advocates aren’t happy
The Philadelphia Housing Authority is poised to build 70 units on the former site of the University City Townhomes. It needs funding from the city before that can happen.
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Listen 1:12North Broad’s economic renaissance strategy now has a budget
Property owners along North Broad Street inside the new district paid an extra fee to support economic development efforts along the commercial corridor.
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Listen 3:34Sanctuary Village is exploring suburban alternatives for tiny homes after Philly setback
The nonprofit is assessing interest, opportunities and funding in Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties.
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A ‘significant opportunity’: Philly NAACP backs Sixers’ arena proposal for Center City
Tuesday’s announcement featured cheerleaders, a drill team and the franchise’s mascot.
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HUD places Chester Housing Authority on ‘troubled’ list
The Chester Housing Authority’s designation is due to “poor physical conditions.” Meanwhile, a federal probe into bribery and fraud recently delivered a trio of guilty pleas.
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