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Urban Planning

Modern office buildings at the Navy Yard
PlanPhilly
Business
Philadelphia

Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Philly’s tech startup investment group, to move to Center City

After 20 years in South Philadelphia, the public-private partnership said the move will make it more centrally located in the city.

4 weeks ago

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Amazon Web Services data center in Boardman, Oregon
Energy
Infrastructure
National
Pennsylvania

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act

It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down.

4 weeks ago

Public transit supporters rallied outside SEPTA headquarters
Studio 2
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

SEPTA reimagined: Bold plans to fix public transit

This hour, we envision new ways to fix public transit and explore solutions to revitalize a system that, year after year, seems to be under threat.

Air Date: August 7, 2025 12:00 pm

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A rendering of a proposed 81-unit workforce housing development for East Mount Airy
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

New workforce housing in East Mt. Airy would serve ‘forgotten missing middle’

The project from TierView Development needs zoning approval before construction can start.

1 month ago

Transit Forward Philadelphia at SEPTA cuts protest rally outside city hall
Philadelphia
Protests
Transportation
Billy Penn

Hundreds rally at City Hall as SEPTA service cuts draw nearer

Public transit advocates, union leaders and state lawmakers gathered to demand the Pa. Senate fund SEPTA.

1 month ago

a sign reads SEPTA KEEPS PA ON TRACK
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA sets Aug. 14 deadline to ‘begin dismantling’ the transit system without new state funding

The mass transit agency said it needs 10 days to implement the cuts to 3,000 bus stops in the region due to a budget shortfall.

1 month ago

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A woman walking a dog down the middle of a quiet city street
Housing
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Homeowners push back against a wave of new historic districts

Critics argue the Historical Commission’s work harms economic development, increases home upkeep costs.

1 month ago

Demolition of Former Naval Air Warfare Center at the Trenton Mercer Airport
Environment
New Jersey
Public Spaces

Residents fighting against Trenton-Mercer Airport expansion hit another roadblock

Environmental regulators denied a hearing request for a permit that would pave the way for construction at the airport.

1 month ago

Listen 1:21
a pothole in the street
New Jersey
Streets & Roads
Transportation

New Jersey has a new law requiring more information about potholes from the state Department of Transportation

A state lawmaker says the law will provide greater transparency and help legislators budget for needed infrastructure work.

1 month ago

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a sign on Market Street reads THIS ROAD TO BE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 4, 2025
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Transportation
6abc

Part of Market Street in Philadelphia’s Old City closing for months due to construction

Westbound lanes of Market Street in Old City are closing to traffic Monday and will remain closed until mid-November.

1 month ago

Sadie Alexander stands alongside President Harry Truman and others
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity

New statue to honor a trailblazing civil rights leader outside Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building

The bronze likeness of Sadie Alexander will be installed not far from where former Mayor Frank Rizzo’s statue used to be, before it was taken down.

1 month ago

Listen 1:29
a fence by Angelo Pizza
Business
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

Market Street shops brace as construction continues to stifle business

A summer of sidewalk closures, fencing and noise has already hurt foot traffic and revenue in Philly. Now, a new wave of road work threatens to prolong the pain.

1 month ago

Tony Sorrentino will join the Fairmount Park Conservancy
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Fairmount Park Conservancy taps UPenn exec for top job

Tony Sorrentino will focus on private-public partnerships to boost city parks.

1 month ago

Townsends Inlet Bridge, connecting Avalon and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (Google Maps)
Government Accountability
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Streets & Roads

N.J. has thousands of bridges — around 400 of them are structurally deficient, but officials say they are not unsafe

The state Department of Transportation has spent billions of dollars as part of a robust bridge safety program, rehabbing and maintaining bridges.

1 month ago

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New Castle County residents at Data Center town hall
Delaware
Energy
Environment
Technology

New Castle County residents fight back against proposed data center

An investor owned firm says its proposed Delaware City data center will bring jobs. Residents say it will use too much energy and water.

1 month ago

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