Urban Planning

SEPTA’s police force will begin working longer hours in an effort to prevent crime over the holidays on the mass transit system.

Reconstruction of northbound I-95 through Wilmington is nearly complete. Workers will shift their focus to southbound lanes this weekend.

The delivery vans blocking Philly streets may soon find themselves under the management of a new tech tool.

City Council approved a bill that makes streeteries permanently legal in certain areas, including Center City, University City, and East Passyunk.

Philadelphia lawmakers are enlisting funeral homes to help solve a tangled title problem that affects real estate worth more than $1.1 billion.

The Philly Tree Plan aims to nearly eliminate the difference in temperature between the hottest Philadelphia neighborhoods and the citywide average.

One in six Philadelphians remains unconnected even after years of public and private sector efforts. More effort is needed on the ground in the city’s neighborhoods.

The infrastructure bill signed into law creates aid opportunities for communities like Eastwick harmed by flooding.

Fall and spring are the best times to plant. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is providing trees that are 10 to 15 feet tall, for immediate impact.

Last month, the clergy organization gathered to discuss the same problem: deteriorating facilities and lack of programs in areas where gun violence is the most prevalent.

The artist's JBJ Soul Foundation is a funding partner of 62 new homes on Lehigh Avenue. They will offer an affordable, safe space to make a fresh start.

The funds aren’t directly allocated to cities, but Philadelphia could see significant impact from the legislation.

A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.

Each of the properties of concern are owned by municipalities but are said to have for-profit businesses operating on the premises.

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart released data showing significant differences in garbage pickup between various neighborhoods in Philadelphia. What does it mean?