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Urban Planning

Willingboro Mayor Tiffani Worthy (center) joins local and county officials to cut the ribbon on the township's first county park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Spaces

Willingboro residents celebrate their town’s first county park

Willingboro Lakes Park is the first Burlington County park to open in the township.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Economic Development
Real Estate

Judge: Painted Bride can sell its building after all

A panel of state judges overturned an earlier decision allowing the Philly arts presenter to sell its building, which will destroy a major Isaiah Zagar mural.

5 years ago

United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon walks her route to deliver mail in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Philly Council pushes to extend protections for renters amid COVID surge

A battery of expiring Philadelphia renter protections may be extended by City Council — but with more stringent eligibility requirements, if some groups have their way.

5 years ago

A former brewery in Brewerytown is being redeveloped into apartments with help from the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program. (Courtesy of MM Partners)
PlanPhilly
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Real Estate
Broke in Philly

How the election is driving investors to Philadelphia’s ‘Opportunity Zones’

Fears of incoming Democratic control in Washington D.C. and baby boomer estate planning needs are fueling investment in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Listen 2:07
Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Delaware
Housing
Income Inequality

Another defeat for Wilmington blight bill targeting ‘irresponsible’ landlords

It’s back to the drawing board for city lawmakers trying to force landlords to make repairs to dilapidated rental homes in Wilmington.

5 years ago

Customers sit and eat in a converted parking spot outside of Flannel, a restaurant in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Igloos allowed, fires in a barrel banned: Philly rules on winter outdoor dining

Winterized outdoor dining must be in compliance with existing coronavirus safety measures, such as maintaining six feet of distance between tables.

5 years ago

Delineator posts protect a cyclist at Pine and 9th streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Eyes on the Street

The unintended harm of giving civic groups veto power over bike lanes

State Sen. John Sabatina’s amendment to Bill 565 would give RCOs veto power over bike lanes in Philadelphia and make them more vulnerable to lawsuits.

5 years ago

An aerial view of Society Hill.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney vetoes Society Hill height limit

The legislation, which passed unanimously earlier this month, would have limited development in the area to just 65 feet, or about six stories.

5 years ago

Pa. State Representative Donna Bullock (right), Mosaic Development Partner Leslie Smallwood-Lewis (second from right), PHA CEO Kelvin Jeremiah (center), executive director of the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association Darnetta Arce (second from left) and Pa. State Senator Sharif Street (left) ceremoniously broke ground on the new Sharswood Ridge development in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Housing Authority breaks ground on $52 million Sharswood Ridge development

After months of delay caused by a protest encampment and years of anticipation, PHA broke ground on retail and housing set to create hundreds of jobs.

5 years ago

The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Transportation

SEPTA wins $1.2 million federal grant for safety fixes

The funds will support an automated system that prevents trains from being routed into areas where people are working and safety fixes on Grays Avenue.

5 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
K-12
Philadelphia
Transportation
Eyes on the Street

How SEPTA is making transit safe for Philly’s 60,000 student commuters

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

5 years ago

Apartments are seen in Hilltop west of downtown Wilmington
Delaware
Housing
Neighborhoods

‘It puts you in tears’: Wilmington Council aims to hold landlords accountable with ‘blight bill’

The bill no longer includes a fee increase for landlords and won’t pertain to people who live in their own homes but can’t afford repairs.

5 years ago

An outdoor reading and music room
PlanPhilly
Home & Family
Kids
Philadelphia

Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy

The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices.

5 years ago

Listen 1:47
A view of Society Hill taken from inside the Society Hill Towers.
PlanPhilly
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Preservation
Eyes on the Street

The critics are wrong about Society Hill’s zoning bills

Two rezoning bills aimed at preserving Society Hill will not have exclusionary impacts, writes Society Hill Civic Association President Larry Spector.

5 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Taxes
Eyes on the Street

How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city

By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.

5 years ago

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