Urban Planning
The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.
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Listen 0:59SEPTA will eliminate 18 bus routes as part of a phased overhaul starting in August, aiming to increase service and improve reliability for riders.
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How PECO’s profits impact your electricity bill
Electricity rates are rising along with profits for investor-owned utilities.
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Listen 6:59The Hope 220 Solution Center in the Spring Garden neighborhood is part of an effort to eliminate homelessness in Philadelphia.
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Listen 1:00Philadelphia officials announce new funding for Cobbs Creek restoration project
The $9 million in additional funds will help mitigate flooding. Nearby residents have worried that restoring the Cobbs Creek Golf Course would exacerbate the problem.
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Listen 0:51‘Not salvageable’: Inside William Way’s decision to build a new Center City headquarters
The nonprofit plans to demolish its longtime home on Spruce Street to make way for a new building that will also feature affordable apartments.
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Listen 1:05Philly’s bus station needs a permanent home; questions loom about Filbert Street, ICE office, Amtrak
Residents wonder about using the old Greyhound station, and object to 8th and Arch option.
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Delmarva Power is downplaying its recent request to raise electricity rates, arguing supply price hikes are responsible for customers' higher costs.
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Listen 0:56Regional planners are questioning a proposal to redirect $12.5 million to complete the project’s design phase without construction funding secured.
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El programa comenzó en noviembre de 2023. La mayoría de los casos fueron para clientes que estaban por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza.
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City Council’s housing committee advanced the legislation after months of negotiations with the mayor’s administration and landlord advocates.
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Listen 1:17The sponsor of the proposed incineration ban pulled the bill from a vote at the last minute in January once it appeared to lack support.
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Listen 1:08‘Kind of stunned’: Court overturns Washington Square West historic district designation
Advocate says the ruling may put city’s historic preservation program “in jeopardy.”
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What lower interest rates mean for homebuyers
Mortgage rates dropped below 6% last week for the first time in years, a sign that some economists believe will trigger a more active and competitive housing market.
Air Date: March 3, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41Philly’s shelter expansion aims for ‘a functional zero in homelessness’
City plans to create 1,000 more beds and make residences more welcoming.
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