Urban Planning

After more than six years of development, the long-awaited W Philadelphia hotel at 1439 Chestnut St. will open on Friday.

Report details the impact of possible solutions as sea levels rise

Bikes, scooters, pedestrians - oh my! How will Philadelphia make routes safer (and maybe greener) for all travelers to share?

Philadelphia straphangers may soon see SEPTA operators strike. If that happens, my daily routine will be disrupted. But I’m not mad.

The judge’s decision to block the removal of the statue has less to do with an underlying cultural battle around the monument and more with city protocols.

SEPTA and the union that represents thousands of transit workers has begun negotiating a new contract. The union is asking for hazard pay and higher wages.

SEPTA continues to clean stations, hoping people will return to mass transit.

The twin bus-only lanes will run along a particularly congested stretch of Market Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City.

Pennsylvania as a whole added about 300,000 residents to surpass 13 million, but its anemic 2.4% growth rate cost the state another U.S. House seat.

The scheme allegedly involved a string of the transit agency’s facility managers who colluded with outside vendors to fabricate fraudulent supply and repair invoices.

President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion national infrastructure plan could help Philadelphia correct damage caused in part by environmental racism.

A kid-sized piece of Denmark has landed in North Philadelphia. The new park is a first for Philly.

Monday marked the first day of Mayor Jim Kenney’s latest street-sweeping program, a long-awaited return of cleaning crews to residential areas.

West Philadelphia residents continue to fight to keep the legacy of the Black Bottom alive. The latest push: for historical markers.

A new competition will bring streetside bike corrals to Old City and West Philly, though it’s unclear if the program will get funding to expand.