Urban Planning

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

SEPTA scrapped plans for a $48 million park and ride garage near its regional rail station and instead approved a mixed-use development project lease.

A Philly developer says affordable housing can be built quickly, but delays in acquiring land can derail city efforts to do more.

Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

Opponents argue the changes would overwhelm the city’s zoning board while supporters hope it would curb nuisance businesses in Philadelphia neighborhoods.

New report recommends four bridges connecting N.J. and Philly should have safety standards checked. The DRPA says the root problem is how large ships operate.

The Sixers arena deal died in January, but two months later, City Council is finally changing the space back to its former zoning.

Unlike other big cities, rental properties are not inspected proactively. Amid an affordable housing crisis, advocates say that’s putting low-income tenants at risk.

The mayor’s latest budget proposal calls on the city to borrow $800 million to create and preserve more affordable and market-rate units across the city.

At a packed town hall, City Councilmember Jeffery Young proposed replacing the library with a mixed-use building. It didn’t go well.

The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.

City planners are open to renovating or demolishing the historic former police headquarters.

The 2.1-mile protected bike lane project, which includes upgrading several high-injury network intersections, is expected to be completed by 2029.

Philadelphia's planning director says plans need to include housing — and bringing the city together.