Urban Planning

Hilco, the shuttered refinery’s new owner, is seeking permits to continue to store and sell petroleum — and surrounding communities feel betrayed.

Philadelphia Housing Authority has some five- and six-bedroom apartments to its name, but they are “exceedingly rare,” CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said.

A group of Germantown residents filed a complaint against City Councilmember Cindy Bass, alleging the lawmaker abused her power during a community meeting.

People too often have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unsafe households to avoid homelessness. I know because it happened to me.

Whether you live in an apartment building, rowhouse apartment, or single-family home, here’s what you should expect when it comes to fire safety.

The housing authority has a huge portfolio of so-called “scatter sites,” which were long neglected.

Chester’s receivership team is sounding the alarm on the city’s parking contract with PFS VII, which it found to be “very one-sided in favor” of the vendor.

The farmers at Life Do Grow, a green oasis run by Urban Creators, a nonprofit, provide food for hundreds of North Philly families. They need support.

Philadelphia is actively working to cut emissions with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The city’s own gas utility is sabotaging its efforts.

From affordable housing mandates to new funding for construction in neighborhoods, Philadelphia passed measures that will influence development in the new year.

Opinion writer Will Tung argues against the inclusion of a parking lot in a development proposed for his West Philadelphia neighborhood.

Former SEPTA union president Willie Brown won raises and parental leave — and led two disruptive strikes. His successor promises to follow in his footsteps.

The homes are part of an agreement the Philadelphia Housing Authority reached last October with members of a homeless encampment.

A proposed rail line from Camden to Glassboro that was first floated 25 years ago is entering a new phase. Some commuters are anxious to see it completed.

Council passed a bill that requires affordable units be included in large residential developments in parts of North, West, and Northeast Philadelphia where rents are rising.