Urban Planning

Designers at a recent symposium offered different visions to transform the former police HQ — into a bus station, hospital, housing or a museum — if it’s not demolished.

Millions of low-income families in states like Pennsylvania may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Residents in need are selected at random to get free rides on SEPTA. Some advocates say those with the greatest need should get priority.

The transit agency has until Nov. 14 to inspect more than 100 remaining cars. Until then, commuters can expect crowded trips.

Philadelphia is poised to once again have a proper bus station for Greyhound and other intercity carriers — back in the same spot where the terminal previously operated.

Less than half of SEPTA’s 50-year-old fleet of Silverliner cars have been inspected. And out of 108 inspected cars, only 35 have returned to service.

The close ally of Mayor Parker says teachers aren’t “a big fan of mine.” Their union says no meeting is scheduled.

Community members and planners envision a safer, greener Route 9 corridor with new parks, housing and connections to heal decades of neglect.

A new study finds investors are snapping up properties in neighborhoods like Germantown and Cobbs Creek — and it could change who can afford to live there.

SEPTA said it will postpone buying new buses, upgrades to the Bristol Regional Rail Station and a new facility at its Frazer Railroad site.

Each week, the city’s history of innovations — from Mother’s Day to ice cream sodas — will be highlighted as part of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

State officials say Pa. has not received its federal allocation for LIHEAP. Assistance could open on Dec. 3, if the funds begin to flow before then.

The lots were once tangled up with privately held tax liens. The Land Bank can now transfer them to gardeners and land trusts.

The Will Power Program was launched in response to the city’s tangled title problem. It has largely helped Black homeowners with low incomes.

Illegally parked cars and crumbling sidewalks make for dangerous conditions for Philadelphians with limited mobility.