Urban Planning

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.

Last week, Wilmington released an inventory of lead pipes across the city. But the city has yet to determine the content of about 25% of its service lines.

The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.

The company has agreed to create a nonprofit to distribute at least $100,000 a year for community initiatives.

Residents, cyclists and advocates weighed in about the proposed safety options.

The Keystone Opportunity Zone extension, which still needs to be approved by the Board of Education, would stretch through 2043.

The measure gives the city the ability to sue violators on behalf of tenants.

The Philadelphia Water Department shared a public inventory of the city’s lead pipes. The material of service lines connecting hundreds of thousands of properties is unknown.

The project started in 2020 and is expected to wrap up early next year.

Philly ranks 5th for non-car commuters, with more room for improvement.

The Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems revealed the short- and long-term infrastructure and policies it was considering.

Members of POWER Interfaith raised a number of concerns with the deal that would keep the Sixers in the city until 2061.

City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.

For decades, AMI has shaped affordable housing programs in the city. Some advocates think the measure misses the mark and should be localized.

Differences over a new gambling tax are holding up a funding fix.