Urban Planning

Wilmington is requiring unhoused people to live in city-issued tents, but one Christina Park resident says officials “have no idea what they're doing.”

Department of Licenses and Inspections officials shared new details Wednesday during a budget hearing before City Council.

The city is evaluating waste-disposal options, while also studying bacterial “digesters” and tip-toeing into composting.

The city is still evaluating the environmental impacts of burning trash versus landfilling it, the Office of Clean and Green director said.

The costs, specifications and waits for a bicycle rack or corral permit might be discouraging businesses from even applying.

Philly’s only rec center designed for people with disabilities has been closed for six years.

Unhoused people living in a Wilmington park say their mattresses and clothes were drenched while using a city-bought tent.

The trains, purchased from a Montreal transit agency, will help supplement older SEPTA cars that may have caused issues in the past.

A motion filed Monday seeks to add new allegations to a rare lawsuit that alleges a City Council committee violated state law.

E-commerce industry group lobbies against the fee, citing potential impact on workers and disadvantaged residents.

The office says its Family Violence and Sexual Assault unit is handling more than 1,000 cases with only 19 staffers.

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

Flooding has repeatedly battered parts of the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood, damaging homes, ruining cars and forcing evacuations.

Dozens of bus routes will be cut, added, lengthened, realigned and sped up starting in August.

The five-story property in Philly’s Spring Garden section belongs to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and has sat empty for years.