Urban Planning
White urbanists: let’s use our privilege to advocate for anti-racist design
Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.
6 years ago
PHDC streamlines public land sale system for those envisioning side yards, community gardens
The agency managing certain city land sales will launch new online platforms to allow formal applications to buy land for side yards or community gardens.
6 years ago
SEPTA to boost service on Regional Rail lines starting Monday
Trains will run hourly weekday service on most lines as the transportation agency gets back on track for the region’s move into the green reopening phase.
6 years ago
South Kensington gardeners challenge housing project — and win a conversation
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha is partnering with Scannapieco Development Corporation on the mixed-income development.
6 years ago
Street sweeping to continue in 6 Philly neighborhoods and on business corridors
Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.
6 years ago
After delays, N.J. beach replenishment project to get underway
A $32.5 million beach replenishment and dune building project in Cape May County that was scheduled to begin earlier this year will soon be underway, officials said.
6 years ago
Company buying bankrupt PES refinery promises 18,000 jobs in next 10 years
A Hilco Redevelopment Partners executive told a City Council hearing the company’s plan will create 8,000 union construction jobs, 10,000 permanent jobs.
6 years ago
Carl Icahn wants to raze a former Trump casino. But when?
Mayor Marty Small held a news conference to announce that Icahn's company has filed demolition plans with the city that call for both towers of the casino to be implode.
6 years ago
Making a ‘hard situation even worse’: Philadelphians ask mayor to rethink housing cuts
The city’s proposed spending plan leaves $45 million less for affordable housing programs. The cuts threaten four multifamily projects, among other programs.
6 years ago
Why do we save white monuments and let Black history rot?
People damaged historic buildings in the aftermath of protest. Let’s not mourn. Instead, think about the values and stories we tell with our architecture.
6 years ago
Landlords resist new laws to freeze rents and ban evictions for COVID-impacted renters
Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.
6 years ago
I am a preservationist. This pandemic reminded me to see Philly’s ‘miracles’
Preservationist Paul Steinke rediscovers the wondrous yet fragile beauty of his West Philadelphia neighborhood, taking readers to 8 Garden Court sites.
6 years ago
N.J. Turnpike, Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway to increase tolls
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Turnpike Authority voted to increase tolls on the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.
6 years ago
Megabus restarts Philly service amid confusion over roadwork behind 30th Street Station
You can get tickets to D.C. now and NYC next week — and the bus will pick you up in the regular spot, officials say.
6 years ago
A deadly hot summer is coming. Philly doesn’t yet have a plan.
The communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are also the most at risk during the extreme heat expected to come this summer, epidemiologists say.
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