Urban Planning

University City District, SEPTA’s partner in the project, says overgrown plants affected trolley drivers’ sightlines. Replanting is set for the fall.

After a big announcement that cars would be allowed back on the roadway, a last-minute change will keep part of it closed.

A call for a half-billion dollars in federal funding to fix flooding in Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood.

Young people are changing their travel routines and asking for help traveling around the city as the gun violence epidemic shatters their sense of safety.

The department launched a YouTube channel where they will release surveillance video hoping that the public will identify people suspected of committing crimes on the system.

The four-lane park drive has seen an increase in speeding drivers, illegal street racing, and fatal car crashes during the pandemic.

Philadelphia will launch an expanded street cleaning pilot over the coming weeks — and begin asking residents to move their cars to make way for mechanical sweeper trucks.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation study found Philadelphia’s roadways ranked among the top among large cities.

Philadelphia’s Black clergy are coming out to support tenants as the federal moratorium that had shielded renters from eviction comes to an end.

Delaware lawmakers have long prided themselves on making the state “business-friendly.” Now they’re offering financial incentives to lure more future employers.

Philadelphia elected officials urge residents to apply for rental assistance as the courts resume lockouts and the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.

The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.

The report comes amid a stalemate over increasing funding for highway construction in Pennsylvania, and as states increasingly experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

New research published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that repairing even one home can reduce crime by 21.9% on the block.

Two lawmakers from Philly have teamed up to improve accessibility on mass transit. But some riders with disabilities question whether the touted improvements go far enough.