Urban Planning

A CHOP resident’s death on her bike last week, and a spate of pedestrian fatalities together set off a call for safer streets.

With more than a month left of the program, over a dozen county agencies have waitlists. “Demand is outrageous,” one official said.

Vision Zero has made a difference, but more than 100 people still die every year.

Researchers analyzed nearly 700,000 records of home sales in the city from 2000 through 2021.

A string of vehicle crashes prompted a rare, 7-month federal investigation.

The funding will pay for the construction of HESCO flood barriers — a series of metal baskets containing a fabric filled with a soil mixture that blocks the overflow of water.

After an in-depth assessment of the trail system, First State National Historical Park identified the need to add and close several trails for user safety.

Walt D’Alessio, the head of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., died at his home at the age of 90.

SEPTA expected $161 million from the state. It will receive less than 1/3 of that to hold it over until lawmakers revisit the issue in the fall.

Work on the I-95 cap project will reduce Columbus Boulevard to one lane in spots, which could cause major traffic delays.

The Benjamin Rush Garden in Independence National Historic Park has been redesigned with England in mind.

Units at the Arlene Thorpe Townhomes are permanently affordable thanks to a public-private partnership led by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project.

New Barber’s Hall was set to become a historically designated property. The nomination may now be withdrawn.

Three decades after South Broad was designated as an arts destination, the Avenue of the Arts will be refreshed to attract more pedestrians.

Nearly five acres of SEPTA parking lots, steps away from Ambler’s downtown, are earmarked for a transit-oriented redevelopment project.