Urban Planning

The new “connector street” project is the largest of several aiming to encourage use of the Delaware River Trail and the waterfront.

North10 is helping contractors and households pay to dispose of waste legally, diverting thousands of pounds of trash from illegal dumpsites.

The grant was awarded to Milford Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit developer that assists low-income families in building their own homes.

In this month's Big Fix episode: the housing crisis. Flexible zoning, more vouchers, accessory dwelling units, YIMBYISM and more.

The law would protect a percentage of trees on a given property from being cleared. Some residents support adopting the law, with a few reservations.

The investment would help improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the Philadelphia area with more protected bike lanes and trail expansion.

Is SEPTA getting there? At a West Philadelphia performance event, advocates celebrated the transit system while warning that another funding crisis looms.

The Ambassador Theatre in Southwest Philadelphia is one of the few remaining buildings in the city that once housed a neighborhood theater. It could now become a landmark.

The city is touting over 50 new businesses in Center City this year alone. Here’s how Market East’s development will contribute.

The $34 million project will repurpose the historic property through a partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

“It’s a name, it’s a statue, it’s a plaque. It could be a variety of things,” a city official said about ideas for honoring Delaware’s only president.

Public Service Commission members, who approved Delmarva Power’s interim rate request, questioned the scope of its oversight authority.

The effort to restore passenger rail service between Philadelphia and Reading reached a “major milestone,” Chester County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz said.

JPMorgan Chase will loan $13 million to Navy Yard’s Rhoads Industries and give grants for worker-training programs.

The $10 million project will reuse Cornerstone Baptist Church on North 33rd Street. The property has sat vacant for more than five years.