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Urban Planning

North Philadelphia’s Logan Triangle once held about 1,000 homes that were demolished in the 1980s. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Neighbors want to see Philly’s Logan Triangle redeveloped. Will it ever happen?

The city posted a new request for proposal in October but decided not to select a developer for the infamous site.

2 years ago

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EPA officials visited Tioga-Hope Park and Garden in North Philadelphia Wednesday to learn about the community's environmental priorities. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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A flurry of grant money is flowing to the Philly region for environmental projects

Grants for solar panels, turning tree waste into lumber and cleaning up litter are coming to the region. Some advocates say more is needed.

2 years ago

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Mount Vernon Cemetery
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Philadelphia
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Philly’s historic Mount Vernon cemetery could be yours for $1 million

Cemetery volunteers are working to make the urban forest open to families with loved ones buried there. It will be a long road ahead.

2 years ago

Listen 1:30
rendering of subway car
Philadelphia
Technology
Transportation
6abc

Renderings of new SEPTA train cars for Market-Frankford Line revealed

The company, Hitachi Rail STS USA, will deliver the first 200 cars starting in 2029.

2 years ago

Several people on bicycles block a busy intersection
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Billy Penn

Cyclists take to streets to protest lack of progress on safety measures

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

2 years ago

Window air conditioners in an building on Race Street
PlanPhilly
Energy
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Safety

In Philly, demand is ‘overwhelming’ for Pa.’s LIHEAP air conditioner program

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

2 years ago

People form a ''human-protected bike lane'' on Spruce Street
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Billy Penn

The long struggle to reduce traffic fatalities in Philly

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

2 years ago

A single-family home in the East Falls neighborhood in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

‘It’s absolutely changing’: Pew finds Philly is less affordable than it used to be

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

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
SEPTA bus after a crash
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
Billy Penn

Federal investigators order SEPTA to make dozens of safety fixes

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

2 years ago

Philadelphia's skyline is visible above the Eastwick tree line.
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

FEMA announces more than $2 million to help flood-prone Eastwick

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:20
(Couresty of the First State National Historical Park Delaware, Pennsylvania)
Architecture & Design
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces

Brandywine Valley’s trail system in Pa. and Del. set for new additions and closures

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:25
Walter D'Alessio
Architecture & Design
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Remembering Walter D’Alessio, civic leader and transformative figure in Philadelphia’s urban development

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

2 years ago

A SEPTA train
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA receives roughly $51 million in temporary budget deal. It was expecting $161 million.

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.

2 years ago

Columbus Boulevard
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

I-95 construction update: Columbus Boulevard closures to start soon

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

2 years ago

The Benjamin Rush Garden at Third and Walnut streets was rehabilitated to become home to the Bicentennial Bell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Benjamin Rush Garden re-opens with a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II

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

2 years ago

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