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Urban Planning

Trucks parked in bike lane on Spurce Street
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Lawsuit stalls bike lane upgrade, but Philadelphia pushes ahead on loading zones

More truck loading zones, “smart” zones, and rideshare-only spots could be on the way.

4 months ago

Union members and supporters marching in the street
Business
Employment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Philly is a union town’: How labor keeps its power and status in Philadelphia

Union organizing is spreading across new corners of Philadelphia’s workforce, reinforcing the city’s long-standing reputation as a labor stronghold.

4 months ago

A rendering shows a proposed housing development for Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

New apartments are planned for Germantown parcel with history of illegal dumping

The project from Liberty Bell Management calls for a mix of townhomes and duplexes. Construction could start sometime in 2027.

4 months ago

Javier Horstmann, funcionario de la oficina del alcalde de Wilmington
Delaware
Homelessness

Wilmington reemplaza las tiendas de campaña proporcionadas por la ciudad a los residentes sin hogar, después de que tuvieran filtraciones durante la tormenta de la semana pasada.

Wilmington exige a las personas sin hogar que vivan en tiendas de campaña proporcionadas por la ciudad.

4 months ago

Workers are planting in the vacant lot.
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philadelphia to transform vacant lots into green community spaces under new pilot project

There are about 40,000 vacant lots throughout Philadelphia, according to officials.

4 months ago

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Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

Philly renters just secured new protections from landlord retaliation. A lawsuit could undo them

Fair housing advocates say the City Council measures will make it safer for tenants to speak up about dangerous living conditions. But a federal lawsuit looms.

4 months ago

Listen 1:19
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers her budget address
Philadelphia
Politics
Taxes
Billy Penn

Parker renews plea for rideshare tax to skeptical council

Mayor argues Uber and Lyft can afford the $1-per-ride tax and schools urgently need the money.

4 months ago

Autumn Fingerhood holds up a SEPTA student fare card
Philadelphia
Transportation
Billy Penn

Philly should fund year-round SEPTA passes for all students, Councilmember Rue Landau says

The cards would work over weekends and summers, even for students who live near their schools.

4 months ago

an automatic speed enforcement camera
Delaware
Policing
Transportation

‘Photo enforced’: Speed cameras are proliferating along Delaware highways, neighborhood streets

DelDOT is using the cameras along I-95 work zones, and now local governments have begun putting them in neighborhoods to slow down traffic.

4 months ago

Listen 1:59
a side yard in Kensington
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philadelphians who care for vacant side yards form group to push for easier land-acquisition process

The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.

4 months ago

Listen 0:58
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Religion

Pope Leo XIV inspires Habitat for Humanity initiative bringing 26 homes to North Philadelphia

An anonymous donor contributed to 20 Habitat affiliates across the country, including Philadelphia, after the pontiff, a Villanova grad, was elected.

4 months ago

Listen 1:03
A row of new single-family homes on Page Street
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

A proposed crackdown on corporate landlords could threaten Philly-area homes for people with intellectual disabilities

The bill aims to lower single-family home prices. But it would inadvertently endanger companies that provide housing for some people with disabilities.

4 months ago

Listen 1:49
Cyclist Audrey Lee stopped for Philly Bike Action's
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
Billy Penn

‘Pop-up concrete’ event shows what bike lane protection on Spruce and Pine could be

Philly Bike Action’s event aims to clear up misconceptions about the size of the potential concrete barriers along the popular Center City bikeways.

4 months ago

Overview of the planned Park at Penn's Landing
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation
Billy Penn

The latest progress on the I-95 CAP project: All lanes of 95 South to close overnight next week

When it’s done, residents will enjoy new park space and easier access to the Delaware River from Old City over top of I-95.

4 months ago

Mount Airy Station in 1883
PlanPhilly
History
Housing
Philadelphia

A Mount Airy train station and former chapel will join Philly’s historic register — and be repurposed

Developer Ken Weinstein hopes to turn the Furness station into a mixed-use property and convert Blue Bell Mission into a single-family home.

4 months ago

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