
Urban Planning
Philly to test new tech in bid to stop delivery drivers from parking illegally
The delivery vans blocking Philly streets may soon find themselves under the management of a new tech tool.
4 years ago
Philly Council passes bill to legalize ‘streeteries’ permanently in some areas
City Council approved a bill that makes streeteries permanently legal in certain areas, including Center City, University City, and East Passyunk.
4 years ago
Philadelphia lawmakers are enlisting funeral homes to help solve a tangled title problem that affects real estate worth more than $1.1 billion.
4 years ago
Philly moves ahead with draft plan to increase the city’s green canopy
The Philly Tree Plan aims to nearly eliminate the difference in temperature between the hottest Philadelphia neighborhoods and the citywide average.
4 years ago
Closing Philly’s digital divide will take influencers — the offline, neighborhood kind
One in six Philadelphians remains unconnected even after years of public and private sector efforts. More effort is needed on the ground in the city’s neighborhoods.
4 years ago
Eastwick residents want Biden’s infrastructure plan to fund Philly’s first climate migration
The infrastructure bill signed into law creates aid opportunities for communities like Eastwick harmed by flooding.
4 years ago
Let the tree planting begin again: PHS is putting another 1,350 in the ground
Fall and spring are the best times to plant. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is providing trees that are 10 to 15 feet tall, for immediate impact.
4 years ago
Black Clergy of Philadelphia not satisfied with city’s Rebuild plan progress
Last month, the clergy organization gathered to discuss the same problem: deteriorating facilities and lack of programs in areas where gun violence is the most prevalent.
4 years ago
Jon Bon Jovi helps break ground on new Project HOME residence in Kensington
The artist's JBJ Soul Foundation is a funding partner of 62 new homes on Lehigh Avenue. They will offer an affordable, safe space to make a fresh start.
4 years ago
The funds aren’t directly allocated to cities, but Philadelphia could see significant impact from the legislation.
4 years ago
Planning for a $15 million rec center begins with board game in Fairhill
A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.
4 years ago
Listen 3:52Delco challenges tax-exempt properties, says school districts are shortchanged millions
Each of the properties of concern are owned by municipalities but are said to have for-profit businesses operating on the premises.
4 years ago
City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart released data showing significant differences in garbage pickup between various neighborhoods in Philadelphia. What does it mean?
Air Date: November 11, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:301,700 units of housing are set to vanish in the next 5 years. There’s little Philly officials can do
Observers see a slow-moving storm set to destabilize a housing market that is already strained by unmet demand for decent, affordable options.
4 years ago
Listen 2:03Why is the National Parks Service teaming up with PGW on a fossil fuel project in Philly?
The government’s ambitious rhetoric around climate is too often dangerously out of step with its own actions.
4 years ago