PlanPhilly Archive

After a stand-off over worker safety that threatened to derail commutes last week, the union that represents SEPTA employees has declared a victory.

Before the policy change, the Holiday Inn Express was restricted to homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19.

Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.

Amid a health crisis that’s disproportionately ravaging African-American communities, the Black church is busy, even if its pews are empty.

Grants are available to groups organizing around the pandemic and to those struggling to operate in a changed environment or generate lost revenue.

The fare-restructuring proposal was discussed at a SEPTA board meeting held the same day as the burial of the agency’s fourth coronavirus victim.

Government accountability advocates say Wolf’s administration has fallen short during the COVID-19 crisis, withholding critical public documents.

The bike-share has logged more than 3.5 million rides and hit record numbers in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the city.

2020 is shaping up to be a dangerous year for people walking near moving traffic with city crash data showing a startling 88% spike in pedestrian deaths.

The bag ban’s July start date is “no longer realistic,” Mayor Jim Kenney said. He made the announcement on Earth Day — poor timing, he acknowledged.

A union action could significantly disrupt transit service on Thursday. SEPTA employees are demanding coronavirus victim benefits and increased safety measures.

No, the Unicorn Killer did not found Earth Day. A look back at Philadelphia’s role in creating Earth Day and shaping the environmental movement.

Fifty years ago this week, Philadelphia hosted the first Earth Week at Fairmount Park’s Belmont Plateau. The need for collective action continues.

Homeless families report being turned away at shelters while city quarantine facilities go unused.

Health experts say the new rules governing Pa. farmers markets have made the open-air grocery destinations safer than other options.