
Urban Planning
As major I-95 construction starts in Wilmington, a look back at the road that split the city
Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.
4 years ago
Faster buses, more Regional Rail, modern trolleys: Philly’s transit plan takes system to 2045
The plan presents a detailed, yet still unfunded, manifest for a transit system that doesn’t center 9-5 commuters and instead, serves a changed economy.
4 years ago
The $1 million sinkhole on the Schuylkill River Trail is finally getting fixed
Downside: The path is detoured at Chestnut Street for up to three months.
4 years ago
Philadelphia still dumping trash with recycling, frustrating residents
Philadelphia’s system for collecting waste and recycling remains troubled nearly one year after the pandemic began.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Land Bank is finally selling its vacant lots. Now the question is who will benefit
Philadelphia Land Bank officials say a reformed system is producing better results yet critics see a process that advantages developers over residents.
4 years ago
Philly’s real estate tax early-bird discount canceled
This tax season, Philadelphia isn’t offering the 1% discount on real estate taxes for early payment that it has given in years past.
4 years ago
Owner of derelict Spring Garden Station fights petition to force cleanup
A successor company to the Reading Railroad, which hasn't operated train cars since 1976, is fighting an effort to force repairs to a derelict train station it owns in Philly.
4 years ago
NYU study: SEPTA subway stations are less polluted than NYC stations
Conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic threatened the lungs of transit workers and commuters, the study looked at stations in four major American cities.
4 years ago
Center for Architecture gives awards for urban design psychiatry, ideas for PES site renewal
The Center for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia honors Mindy Fullilove, while pondering how to remediate the PES refinery site.
4 years ago
Philly Council passes resolution to give itself more power over development
City Council unanimously passed the measure to create a council-led Zoning Code Review Commission to help revise the regulations that govern land use.
4 years ago
SEPTA urges riders to ‘mask up’ as CDC mandate takes effect
The CDC order allows transit operators to refuse service to unmasked riders. SEPTA said it won’t do that but it urges compliance.
4 years ago
Alley ‘alive’ with art planned for West Philly’s Schuylkill Yards
Brandywine Realty Trust and its architects at Gensler are trying something new with a narrow opening between two planned towers.
4 years ago
How a West Philly block struck by tragedy became unknowing participants of a traffic study
The concrete slabs on both ends of the block where 7-year-old Zamar Jones was fatally shot remind neighbors of the government’s promises — and struggles.
4 years ago
State Rep. Martina White joins SEPTA board
White was one among the lawmakers who signed a letter in December urging Congress to object to Pa.’s Electoral College votes and challenge Biden’s win.
4 years ago
City Council President Darrell Clarke’s first big legislative move of 2021 was to reup a push for more control over real estate development in the city.
4 years ago