PlanPhilly Archive

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

SEPTA scrapped plans for a $48 million park and ride garage near its regional rail station and instead approved a mixed-use development project lease.

Tree planting, internships for teens and community engagement are among the projects targeted.

Organizers say that residents can’t budget their way out of poverty and would benefit from a cash influx and an economic mobility counselor.

Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.

Monday’s address provided the first substantive details of the administration’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was created to fill in the credit gap for low income entrepreneurs but without federal support the system could collapse.

Philadelphia added thousands of residents between 2023 and 2024, a notable change after losing population for several years in a row, U.S. Census data shows.

The public agency’s board of directors approved an agreement with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.

Opponents argue the changes would overwhelm the city’s zoning board while supporters hope it would curb nuisance businesses in Philadelphia neighborhoods.

The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.

The gas company is hiring a contractor to study the feasibility of a geothermal system to heat and cool a public school and a rec center.

Unlike other big cities, rental properties are not inspected proactively. Amid an affordable housing crisis, advocates say that’s putting low-income tenants at risk.