Urban Planning

A spokesperson for L&I said that a dilapidated three-story rowhouse on Mercy Street was under construction at the time of the collapse.

City officials opened 10 air conditioning spaces during the first heat emergency of 2020. But few people knew about the resource on Monday.

Lawyers for Breonna Taylor’s family have tied her murder by police to a West Louisville revitalization plan. The allegations resonate in Philadelphia.

Current renovations will continue as planned, but capital funding is at risk.

Critics of Washington Avenue development say parking and curb cuts would harm efforts to make the corridor more walkable for decades to come.

Years of perceived inaction on the part of Philly officials over affordable housing could come to a head this Friday when they plan to evict residents of a homeless encampment

Philadelphia stands to lose a staggering amount of tax revenue if office workers don’t return to Center City’s towers.

A bitterly fought-over Fishtown icon will survive at least another month after heated debate over whether the crumbling landmark can be saved.

The city asked a Northern Liberties group to cancel an on-street dining event after an Old City man pulled out a gun during a fight over social distancing.

It’s time for cities to take a reparative framework that addresses impacts of past harm.

An altercation over mask-wearing alarms Philadelphia business districts considering street closures to allow expanded outdoor dining.

When Philly’s most-Instagrammed site gets a makeover, it’ll look… pretty much the same.

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

State Rep. Martina White plans a bill that would create two pilot programs using a system in which cameras record and ticket drivers who park in bus lanes.

Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.