PlanPhilly Archive

A lot is riding on the job Kira Strong describes as “a total privilege,” including the mayor’s legacy. Construction begins on 11 projects this spring.

The city of Philadelphia is moving forward with plans to develop housing on land at the center of a federal corruption case.

Bilal Motley’s 48-minute documentary, “Midnight Oil,” chronicles the last days of the South Philly complex. Some of his former coworkers are not pleased.

For the first time, officials will know how air quality compares in different parts of the city. But the new system isn’t designed for real-time use.

Officials are still working out details of the new payment system, but phasing out the Freedom fare card is a possibility.

New West Philly Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is challenging a Philadelphia Housing Authority plan to sell two of the last public housing high-rises in her district.

Transit agency SEPTA is spending millions more to fix cracking steel beams inside subway cars on the Market-Frankford Line, straining the line’s capacity.

Exeter Property Group is advancing with plans for a 23-story residential building next to Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Philly’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

This Valentine’s Day, it’ll open as the newest addition to Philadelphia’s lately growing collection of independent bookstores.

The increase in service on Philadelphia’s busiest transit line comes as a response to changing rider habits, SEPTA officials said.

The new owner will be free to redevelop the buildings and surrounding land as they choose, with no restrictions barring market-rate housing.

SEPTA police are trying to figure out how and why a man was found dead on top of an eastbound Market Frankford Line train at Girard Station.

Two proposed bills are on the council’s agenda. The city’s longtime “resign to run” rule is part of one measure, introduced by President Darrell Clarke.

The transportation authority invited the public to give input on a list of projects, to gauge what ought to be prioritized.

A Philadelphia Water Department main ruptured Thursday on the South Philadelphia block recently shaken by an explosion caused by a crack in a 92-year-old gas main.