Urban Planning

The curvy building has stood at 7th and Race streets for decades. Its days may now be numbered.

SEPTA said it expects negotiations will continue through the 11:59 p.m. deadline Thursday.

Neighbors have long bemoaned the building as an eyesore and have repeatedly called on the city to restore the historic property before it’s too late.

Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.

While the Land Bank has disposed of hundreds of public parcels, its processes are widely considered too complex, opaque and slow.

After NJ Transit’s delay-plagued “summer of hell,” the agency unveils new multi-level rail cars to boost customer satisfaction.

The vote does not mean workers plan to immediately walk off the job but gives union leaders the authority to call a strike if contract negotiations do not progress.

The states will use the funding to remove toxic chemicals, remove lead pipes and upgrade sewer and stormwater infrastructure.

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.

If the mayor signs it into law, violators would be fined $125 in Center City and University City, and $75 in other neighborhoods.

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.

Last week, Wilmington released an inventory of lead pipes across the city. But the city has yet to determine the content of about 25% of its service lines.

The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.

The company has agreed to create a nonprofit to distribute at least $100,000 a year for community initiatives.

The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.