Urban Planning

The mayor says the neighborhood has been “neglected for decades and decades.” He says improvements will be noticeable within six months.

Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

The transit agency is getting creative with recycling and reusing parts from retired vehicles to deal with supply chain shortages.

An 2017 agreement means the cash-strapped city will get less per ton of trash brought in by a big customer — the county Solid Waste Authority.

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company.

Owners of the former Philadelphia refinery are ahead of schedule demolishing the hulking facility. But there is no guarantee the tank farm won’t reopen.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration are combing through rubble of the Forbes Avenue Bridge after its collapse.

A decade ago, one City Council member did make a push for it (he’s now the mayor).

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

Sometimes disasters lead to change. But in Philadelphia, officials failed to take steps after the last deadly group home fire.

Philadelphia Water Department officials defended a 2018 rate increase by saying it would help the city meet water main replacement goals.

Use of the tech elsewhere has raised some privacy concerns. Philly officials say in this case, the data is highly anonymized.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s iconic headquarters symbolizes police brutality to many. Now Philadelphians will have a chance to help guide its redevelopment.