
Urban Planning
Delco forges a process to turn massive Don Guanella property into ‘second to none’ park
The goal is to use public input to transform the 213 acres once owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia into the county’s largest public park.
4 years ago
Philly hopes to lure new property owners to voucher program with bonus money
The Philadelphia Housing Authority is offering signing bonuses and free insurance to landlords who join the agency’s housing voucher program.
4 years ago
Real-time arrival info is displaying at bus stops around Philadelphia
But the 60 status update screens aren’t run by SEPTA — they’re an OTIS project.
4 years ago
Stalled affordable housing project in North Philly gets new life
Council President Clarke originally held up the resolution needed to build six homes after hearing neighborhood complaints about parking.
4 years ago
Penns Grove hopes to turn vacants into value by auctioning borough-owned properties
The small borough in Salem County, N.J. hopes properties sold at auction will be added back to the tax rolls while generating some money to plan future projects.
4 years ago
The transit agency’s fortress-like attitude towards its downtown infrastructure is unwelcoming, especially for people with mobility challenges.
4 years ago
Diversity a key factor in new research facility under construction at Philly’s Navy Yard
The project at 1201 Normandy Place aims to increase wealth in Black communities through its development.
4 years ago
Philly is expanding street sweeping in April, and you can ask officials about it this week
Cleanup crews are slated to come through 14 neighborhoods this spring.
4 years ago
Winter road salt is a threat to Philly's spring season. Officials are searching for alternatives
Treating snowy and icy roads has a year-round environmental impact, experts say.
4 years ago
Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties consider a new passenger rail authority
The aim: Tap into infrastructure funds and try to restore a line connecting Reading, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Norristown, and Philly.
4 years ago
Philly has over 10,000 tangled titles. Here’s what residents need to know about them
City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson and others aim to educate Philadelphians on how to find out if a title is tangled, and provide resources to fix it.
4 years ago
Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution
"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a new study.
4 years ago
The convenience was only a pandemic allowance, an agency spokesperson explained.
4 years ago
Developer filing suit over City Council vote to block sale of affordable rentals in University City
The owner of an affordable rental project in University City wants to sell the property, and is going to court over a just-passed City Council bill to ban the sale.
4 years ago
Tree removal and a campaign donation shine light on Cobbs Creek Foundation’s $1 lease agreement
The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?
4 years ago