Urban Planning
SEPTA is moving forward with plans to reimagine Ambler’s Regional Rail station
Nearly five acres of SEPTA parking lots, steps away from Ambler’s downtown, are earmarked for a transit-oriented redevelopment project.
5 months ago
Listen 1:04Advocates hope the cameras will reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries along the busy corridor.
5 months ago
Philly faces $50 million price tag for essential component in Rail Park extension
The city has the authority to condemn the site of Phase 2, but isn’t ready to take definitive action. Meanwhile, Reading International shows no sign of letting it go.
6 months ago
Should you take the ‘B’ or the ‘L’? SEPTA plan to rename subway lines looks similar to NYC signage
Officials seek to make the transit system easier to navigate, with new signage forthcoming.
6 months ago
Listen 1:04New Jersey counties explore new strategies for roadway safety as fatalities rise
Various counties across New Jersey are exploring new strategies to make highways and roadways safer during the busy summer season.
6 months ago
City says it’s cleaned 5,000 blocks, with 13,000 more to go
Some residents scoff, while others say it’s a good start.
6 months ago
Delaware developers are rehabbing vacant homes for the middle class
The statewide program subsidizes developers rebuilding houses in neighborhoods where the rehab costs are higher than what the home is worth.
6 months ago
Listen 3:52Philly training program seeks to increase city’s supply of affordable housing
Since launching in 2015, Jumpstart Germantown has issued more than $50 million in loans to help new developers renovate vacant single-family homes.
6 months ago
Warehouses remain largely unregulated in the state and can be built with little to no environmental review or public scrutiny.
6 months ago
Listen 1:14Philly home repair program seen as climate resilience tool gets its first city funding
Built to Last, which staff say helps “future-proof” Philly homes, got $5 million in the budget City Council passed Thursday.
6 months ago
Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
The findings shed new light on the June 11, 2023, early morning crash that destroyed the bridge beyond repair.
6 months ago
City Controller’s Office deems thousands of Philadelphia properties as unsafe
Their investigation found that the Department of Licenses and Inspections only has 15 inspectors, and is unable to keep up with demand and oversight of the properties.
6 months ago
The legal battle to save Germantown YWCA represents a rare use of controversial Pa. law
The historic property has sat vacant for nearly 20 years. A real estate developer hopes a judge gives him the opportunity to change that.
6 months ago
Listen 7:13What does a downtown rebound look like? More residents and weekend visitors
Ever since the pandemic, the futures of America’s big-city downtowns have been in question. Center City Philadelphia is just one example of finding new ways to thrive.
6 months ago
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia will fix up a group of homes on the 3200 block of West Huntingdon Street, completing a multi-week effort in the North Philly neighborhood.
7 months ago