Urban Planning
Wilmington to receive $3 million to upgrade sewer system
The funding will help the city upgrade 120-year-old pipes in an effort to prevent flooding.
3 years ago
The Whitman Park story: How 20th century Philadelphia failed on public housing
Local authorities proposed building 2,500 units in mostly white neighborhoods. Racism kept it from happening.
3 years ago
$71 million Delaware Memorial Bridge resurfacing project finished, all lanes to reopen this month
After two years of disruptions, drivers will soon be able to travel over the newly resurfaced twin spans more smoothly.
3 years ago
End of an era: West Philly’s UC Townhomes slated for demolition
The news comes after a string of demonstrations, a federal lawsuit, and a protest encampment.
3 years ago
City announces relocation of unpopular 6th and Market curbside bus station
The city said the “volume and nature of complaints” left the temporary location “completely untenable.”
3 years ago
Listen 8:19I-95 traffic to shift to new travel lanes just 5 months after interstate collapse
The first half of the new bridge at the Cottman Avenue interchange will open Monday night.
3 years ago
‘Sometimes you just get tired’: City releases RFP to redevelop troubled Logan Triangle
A developer walked away from the project after spending nearly a decade trying to breathe new life into the site.
3 years ago
The group of gardeners and advocates hopes to hold a similar conversation with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh.
3 years ago
It’ll be at least six months before the work, connected to a new CHOP tower, is completed and the lanes reopen, per PennDOT.
3 years ago
Industrial piers in South Philly will get new life thanks to preservation easement
Piers 38 and 40 will be part of a new development from Bart Blatstein.
3 years ago
Listen 1:05‘A world-class boulevard’: Master plan details new vision for Market East corridor
The study comes as the Sixers push to build a new arena in Center City Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Federal money coming to Philly for tree planting, lead paint awareness, and A/C units
Over $4 million in federal grant money will flow to nonprofits and local governments to support environmental justice in the Philly region.
3 years ago
Listen 1:05Effort to revitalize southeastern Wilmington highlighted in ‘Opportunity LIVES Here’ project
Plans to transform Wilmington's southeastern side offer hope of economic improvements for the community.
3 years ago
Listen 1:21Chester residents unhappy with taking Philly’s trash, speak out at City Council hearing
The hearing centered on Philadelphia’s use of a Chester incinerator to convert a portion of Philly’s trash to energy.
3 years ago
The project just marked a milestone with its second tower. Developers say it won’t harm the local community.
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