Urban Planning

Kendra Brooks, who won a coveted endorsement from Elizabeth Warren, says affordable transportation is a major issue for Philly voters.

Philadelphia Contemporary tapped Sharon Johnston to design its first building. Here’s what we know so far about the organization’s first permanent home.

The signs arrived at a rough moment for right of ways. Less than a month ago, the city was sued in federal court over the poor conditions of the sidewalks.

Mega-townhouses are popping up on Old City’s shop-lined streets and some fear the development trend could pose an existential threat to the historic neighborhood.

The $420 million remake of The Gallery aims to reinvent the shopping mall’s relationship to Center City.

The rise of backyard meat smokers demands new etiquette in a crowded city.

The most significant of Philly’s new code reforms could help lower construction costs that are among the highest in the nation.

Philly just selected the artist who will make over SEPTA’s 5th Street/Independence Hall Station. PlanPhilly got a peek at the winning design.

This fall, North Philly will watch as ground is broken on the final phase of a $120 million redevelopment.

Pennsport residents oppose developer Bart Blatstein’s plan to build a Super Wawa gas station on a parcel of land along the Delaware River waterfront.

The former clinic is listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-abortion activists, some of whom will gather Saturday at the grave of Gosnell’s victims, want to buy it.

Parker introduced a bill to allocate $10 million to establish a cleaning program that would bring 300 part-time cleaners to commercial corridors across the city.

The work involves the dredging of approximately 425,000 cubic yards of sand from the Townsends Inlet and pumping ashore.

After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.

Philly activists have met with city officials about replacing horse-drawn carriages with electric buggies. They point to electric vehicles adopted by other cities as a model.