Urban Planning
Philly Council limits development on growing Girard Avenue
Philly Council President Darrell Clarke sponsored the bill, citing quality-of-life concerns from residents of the Yorktown and West Poplar neighborhoods.
3 years ago
SEPTA to gradually restore services cut in pandemic under new budget
The spending plan relies on federal dollars to bring back services and maintain staffing levels with a freeze on new hires.
3 years ago
Philly Council passes protections for Doctors’ Row Black historic district
The protection for Doctors’ Row comes ahead of the creation of the city’s first historic district based on the contributions of Black Philadelphians.
3 years ago
SEPTA’s survival demands investments that will grow ridership
The SEPTA board will vote on the agency’s next budget Thursday. Transit advocate Daniel Trubman reflects on how the system can rebound after the pandemic.
3 years ago
Bleak plaza across from Philly’s City Hall moves toward $8.7M makeover
Downtown bar owner Teddy Sourias has already started work on the beer garden to open on the underused pedestrian mall between Penn Center’s office towers.
3 years ago
Delco wants to acquire Don Guanella property via eminent domain for use as a park
The county plans to use eminent domain to take over the 213 acres in Marple Twp., a prime development site owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Parkway Corp. seeks second injection of state money into Center City tower
The Philadelphia parking garage operator wants more state money for the construction of a downtown office tower that has already broken ground.
3 years ago
Overdevelopment is threatening ‘Everybody’s Hometown,’ Media residents say
Many who live in the Delaware County seat see development swallowing green space and inflating home prices. They fear the small town they knew is no more.
3 years ago
Kensington encampments persist after a lawsuit, a canceled sweep, and protest
Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.
3 years ago
Philly’s proposed parking tax cut dies in council budget talks
A Council bill that would have cut Philly’s parking tax rate by nearly a third died during budget negotiations. The plan would have cost some $130 million in lost city revenue
3 years ago
Indoor dining is back, but let’s not forget the lessons of eating in the streets
Streeteries need to live on beyond the pandemic. When our government gave more space to restaurants, people discovered a more accessible city.
3 years ago
Listen 4:42Philly parking tax vote delayed again as protesters target Parkway Corp.
The parking tax reduction was pitched by Councilmember Cherelle Parker last month as a way to drive trickle-down benefits to parking lot attendants.
3 years ago
Philly Council delays vote on parking tax cut as budget negotiations continue
Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier, and Helen Gym have all publicly opposed the parking tax legislation within the last week.
3 years ago
‘We’ll get more furniture’: South Street officials say Headhouse Plaza is a work-in-progress
The new public space in Headhouse Sq. now has parking and lighting for evening events. It is meant to be “inviting to people,” not off-putting, said SSHD director Mike Harris.
3 years ago
Philly Council passes tougher Airbnb regulations
The new regulations aim to treat the short-term rental industry more like a traditional business and impose rules similar to those that govern conventional hoteliers.
3 years ago