
Urban Planning
Philadelphia is moving closer to selling the Roundhouse. Residents say it shouldn’t be demolished
The city has said it would release a request for proposal sometime this year.
3 years ago
Climate change could threaten Philly’s drinking water
A chemical spill endangered Philly’s biggest drinking water plant. Sea level rise combined with a drought could push salt toward that same facility.
3 years ago
New rental housing coalition forms in Delaware County
Community leaders and elected officials are convening to discuss how the county can address the affordable housing crisis.
3 years ago
One Amazon center was sent a “final warning,” but there’s been little action against repeat offenders like U-Haul or Dave & Buster’s.
3 years ago
5 potential pathways to solving SEPTA’s chronic operator shortage
Philly’s not alone: more than 90% of U.S. transit agencies are struggling with hiring.
3 years ago
‘An unusually slow year’: Philly has roughly 17K property assessment appeals to review
Property assessments dictate how much property owners must pay in property taxes. Bills are due on Friday.
3 years ago
New Pa. program will send millions to Philly area for home repairs and weatherization
The Whole-Home Repairs Program will provide grants to eligible homeowners and forgivable loans to small landlords.
3 years ago
Fairmount Park’s Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge closed beginning today for pedestrians, bicyclists
The $20 million project is expected to last until spring 2025. The bridge will remain closed until the project is completed.
3 years ago
Delaware officials unveil multi-million-dollar plan to transform Dover
The Downtown Dover Partnership presented a redevelopment plan dubbed Capital City 2030 to town residents this week.
3 years ago
The data posted on the City Controller’s website will be used for budgeting and as a blueprint of how to invest in social programs.
3 years ago
It’s called source of income discrimination. City law makes it illegal, but it’s incredibly common.
3 years ago
SEPTA pulls the plug on KOP Rail, putting the $3B project ‘on pause’ after FTA concerns
Transit officials expressed disappointment. The project’s many critics are relieved.
3 years ago
Influential Chinatown group says a new Sixers arena would ‘imperil’ the neighborhood
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is the latest group to formally oppose the $1.3 billion project.
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More than 100 years after opening, Philly’s Kingsessing Library is getting a $7 million makeover
The library is the first of 12 to receive upgrades with funding from Philly’s soda tax as part of the city’s Rebuild program.
3 years ago
SEPTA expands program to get more businesses to offer free rides to workers
The plan is to offer the employer-sponsored deal to smaller businesses beginning May 1.
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