Urban Planning
35,000 Philly residents have applied for rent relief as spending deadlines loom
The city is seeking tenants and landlords to apply for rental assistance so it can disperse state and federal money before looming deadlines.
5 years ago
Popular section of the Schuylkill River Trail reopened for July 4
The Schuylkill River trail between Walnut and Market reopened just in time for the Fourth of July weekend festivities.
5 years ago
Hot and mad: What July feels like when your neighborhood pool doesn’t reopen
Only 47 of the city’s 69 pools will open this year. To some, the plan feels like a stinging reminder of ongoing inequities in America’s poorest large city.
5 years ago
Could Philly’s World Cup bid mean an end to FDR Park’s beloved wild meadow?
City officials say the overgrown former golf course could be reborn as a world-class soccer facility. Environmentalists challenge the public benefit.
5 years ago
‘Technology is changing’: SEPTA finally giving its troubled Key card a reboot
SEPTA heard your complaints about its Key fare card and is moving forward with SEPTA Key 2.0 — the new and improved version.
5 years ago
Philly Council limits development on growing Girard Avenue
Philly Council President Darrell Clarke sponsored the bill, citing quality-of-life concerns from residents of the Yorktown and West Poplar neighborhoods.
5 years ago
SEPTA to gradually restore services cut in pandemic under new budget
The spending plan relies on federal dollars to bring back services and maintain staffing levels with a freeze on new hires.
5 years ago
Philly Council passes protections for Doctors’ Row Black historic district
The protection for Doctors’ Row comes ahead of the creation of the city’s first historic district based on the contributions of Black Philadelphians.
5 years ago
SEPTA’s survival demands investments that will grow ridership
The SEPTA board will vote on the agency’s next budget Thursday. Transit advocate Daniel Trubman reflects on how the system can rebound after the pandemic.
5 years ago
Bleak plaza across from Philly’s City Hall moves toward $8.7M makeover
Downtown bar owner Teddy Sourias has already started work on the beer garden to open on the underused pedestrian mall between Penn Center’s office towers.
5 years ago
Delco wants to acquire Don Guanella property via eminent domain for use as a park
The county plans to use eminent domain to take over the 213 acres in Marple Twp., a prime development site owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
5 years ago
Parkway Corp. seeks second injection of state money into Center City tower
The Philadelphia parking garage operator wants more state money for the construction of a downtown office tower that has already broken ground.
5 years ago
Overdevelopment is threatening ‘Everybody’s Hometown,’ Media residents say
Many who live in the Delaware County seat see development swallowing green space and inflating home prices. They fear the small town they knew is no more.
5 years ago
Kensington encampments persist after a lawsuit, a canceled sweep, and protest
Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.
5 years ago
Philly’s proposed parking tax cut dies in council budget talks
A Council bill that would have cut Philly’s parking tax rate by nearly a third died during budget negotiations. The plan would have cost some $130 million in lost city revenue
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