Urban Planning

The ZBA unanimously approved the city’s proposal despite opposition from some residents.

The multimillion dollar plans will reduce sewer runoff into rivers and help the system better handle heavy rains and flooding.

No changes to the William Penn statue are planned, according to park authorities.

Cities are throwing out their own parking requirements, hoping to end up with less parking – and more affordable housing, better transit, and walkable neighborhoods.

“We're in an emergency place,” one incoming council member said. “We've got to take emergency, immediate actions.”

City Hall, the criminal justice center, and several homeless shelters could get HVAC upgrades, LED lighting, or solar panels.

The DOT will reduce traffic congestion by expanding driving on the shoulder of a major central Jersey roadway.

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

The team announced its plans more than a year ago, but the official part of the process is just getting started.

The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.

The relocated stop in Northern Liberties causes ‘chaos,’ one business owner says.

A bill moving through Harrisburg would expand the program to nearly a dozen more locations.

The former owner of the Oak Lane Diner has plans to bring the business back after a fire closed it in 2015.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said fewer disruptions on the tracks will mean trains can “operate the way they’re supposed to.”

Philadelphia was one of 14 cities chosen for the NOAA mapping project.