Urban Planning

The work involves the dredging of approximately 425,000 cubic yards of sand from the Townsends Inlet and pumping ashore.

After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.

Philly activists have met with city officials about replacing horse-drawn carriages with electric buggies. They point to electric vehicles adopted by other cities as a model.

In the final step to sell the structure, which will likely also mean destroying an Isaiah Zagar mosaic, the Bride faced pushback.

The bridge was first constructed in 1920. A structural evaluation in 2017 called it “basically intolerable.” Here’s what changed.

The Kensington developer says he’s waiting on permits to gets started on a fix. L&I says it’s waiting on new designs.

A public park in the center of downtown Wilmington is getting a long overdue makeover. But there’s still a fight over the dismantling of the square’s bus hub.

Neighborhood groups across the Northeast are on a campaign to shut down hookah bars they see as disruptive to their community.

The $1.6 million stormwater project also includes a curb extension, new sidewalks, a pedestrian crossing, and six Americans with Disabilities Act ramps.

The city wants Center City delivery drivers to take a load off — without blocking traffic.

The lion’s share of revenue lost to Philly’s tax abatement is tied to large commercial real estate projects, not single-family homes.

Brilliant red terracotta laces architect Vishaan Chakrabarti’s first Philadelphia skyscraper. He chose the material for a reason: It’s the next best thing to brick.

The easiest and most straightforward fix for SEPTA’S black sheep line is making it free to transfer between the Spur and the Market Frankford Line.

Some 20K Brits signed petitions against a proposed “bell-themed boutique hotel.”

In advance of a court hearing, a Philadelphia developer filed permits to build residential units with parking and a roof deck on the contested site of the Painted Bride.