Urban Planning

One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.

Philadelphia has a smaller prime business district than most of its peers, but the largest vibrant mixed-use portfolio, a CBRE report shows.

The increase is partially tied to a building boom that researchers expect to abate this year as supply catches up with demand.

Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.

Hotels generated more revenue this year than the last time the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl.

The president appears ready to move ahead with steep import taxes after a monthlong pause.

The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum argues in his book "Stuck" that restrictive zoning laws and progressive NIMBYism have made housing unaffordable and trapped Americans in place.

For the last five years, the shallow rent program has helped keep vulnerable residents housed amid an affordable housing crisis.

Less than a year ago, Councilmember Jeffrey Young Jr. proposed eliminating a bicycle lane in Center City, but now he’s advocating to build more.

The burial ground helps tell the story of Manayunk and Roxborough before and after they became part of the city.

The initiative will be informed by industry experts, with the Philadelphia Housing Authority playing a large role.

Mayor Cherelle Parker shared a glimpse about priorities for her second year in office at a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event.

The 110-unit building has been operating as a hotel since 2022. The new owners want to turn it back into an apartment complex.

It’s not a popular view, but the Fashion District fills a need, he argues.

The latest plan from the diner’s owners is to turn the property into a 110-key hotel operated by Hyatt Studios, a new, extended-stay extension of the Hyatt brand.