PlanPhilly Archive

The city, school district and a group of nonprofits are officially joining forces to plant and protect more trees.

State officials are offering up a buffet of graphic renderings to woo the Philadelphia 76ers in the team’s plan for a new arena.

A national nonprofit found Black and Hispanic households spend more of their income on energy than households overall.

The 9-0 vote came after a meeting that saw property owners express competing opinions about the nomination.

Billed as a “listening session,” the town hall event drew nearly 1,000 people to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The meeting comes as the team negotiates with the administration, and opponents ramp up efforts to defeat the development.

Of the districts receiving money, the School District of Philadelphia, where damaged asbestos has repeatedly shuttered schools, received the maximum grant amount.

Comcast Spectacor’s vision was shared with the Washington Square West Civic Association board as a Sixers arena alternative for Market East revitalization.

The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.

As part of SEPTA's plan, the hike would require all riders to pay the current $2.50 cash fare cost.

The $1.55 billion development requires enabling legislation for demolition and construction to start. The team says it needs those approvals by the end of the year.

The results come as the team seeks the necessary legislation to move forward with demolition and construction.

About half of the city’s 100 most valuable commercial properties have lower tax assessments for 2025, according to a WHYY News analysis.

Road safety advocates have hit the streets demanding change, but the battle goes on in another venue –– state and local legislatures.

The city argues the new rules make proceedings more efficient, but climate activists say they’re being shut out.