PlanPhilly Archive
Advocates say additional staffing would enable employees to prepare more cases for administrative hearings, positioning the agency to make more rulings.
1 day ago
Listen 1:25Need a hoe, nut wheel or corn shucker? Philly’s new farm tool library has community gardens covered
The Agriculture Resource Center in West Fairmount Park will lend tools and offer free skills workshops.
5 days ago
Listen 1:01Philadelphia Housing Authority to develop long-vacant Fairhill lot, benefitting low-income seniors
Amid a shortage of senior housing, the project will bring deeply affordable apartments for older adults and new homeownership opportunities to the neighborhood.
1 week ago
Listen 0:52Henry Tetlow helped shape America’s cosmetics industry with more affordable — less caustic — face powders before his company collapsed into a family feud.
1 week ago
Affordable senior housing in Philadelphia expands with new Overbrook apartment development
Named after Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, which once occupied the site, the building addresses a critical need for affordable housing.
2 weeks ago
Fair housing advocates hope the decision empowers more tenants to speak out in a city where fears of retaliation run deep.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:09Customers, advocates and experts outlined the limited tools the city has to control costs during a hearing on rising utility bills.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:55West Philly tenants are pushing Mayor Parker to preserve 925 units of affordable housing
Starting in early July, the vast portfolio of properties can be marketed to the general public. Housing advocates fear that could displace thousands.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:21A fight over vacant Philly lots is exposing tensions in Mayor Parker’s housing plan
The Turn the Key program promised affordable homeownership. Critics say many residents are priced out, raising the question: Who is "affordable housing" for?
3 weeks ago
Listen 5:13Former Southwest Philly refinery site will become home to nuclear life science facility
The company plans to manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in cancer treatment trials starting in 2029.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:17Philadelphia launches ‘Alleygators’ program to help residents clear trash and vegetation from alleys
The new program will help residents keep their alleys clear with a once-a-year cleaning by request.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:57The office is the sole entity responsible for carrying out evictions. It's taking months to close cases — and costing landlords.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:17New apartments are planned for Germantown parcel with history of illegal dumping
The project from Liberty Bell Management calls for a mix of townhomes and duplexes. Construction could start sometime in 2027.
1 month ago
Philly renters just secured new protections from landlord retaliation. A lawsuit could undo them
Fair housing advocates say the City Council measures will make it safer for tenants to speak up about dangerous living conditions. But a federal lawsuit looms.
1 month ago
Listen 1:19Philadelphians who care for vacant side yards form group to push for easier land-acquisition process
The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.
1 month ago
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