PlanPhilly Archive

An $18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum.

Philadelphia is changing rapidly. How can we design smarter, more equitably, and more beautifully to improve the quality of life of our city’s residents?

Mayor Jim Kenney told City Council Tuesday he will not sign six pieces of legislation, killing the bills.

PlanPhilly’s look back at 2019 focuses on changes in renter’s rights, preservation policy, and exclusionary planning.

The transit agency weathered unexpected disruptions in 2019. A look back at the year that was.

SEPTA retiring top boss Jeffrey Knueppel led Philadelphia’s transportation agency through big challenges including “wild weather,” changing technology and global events.

Philadelphia saw a record-setting year for construction in 2019, capping off a decade-long period of growth for the city’s real estate market.

A three-alarm blaze that left two dead in South Philly tested Philadelphia's capacity to respond to emergencies in diverse communities.

South Philly residents are pulling together to help families who lost their homes Thursday to a fiery explosion.

A block of South Philadelphia is battling a fire after a rowhouse collapsed in flames.

A bill mandating community benefits agreements for major development projects was passed by City Council on the last day of its four-year term.

As Philadelphia grows and changes, so must the city’s approach to commemorating history, writes Monument Lab’s Paul Farber.

Philadelphia real estate developers sought to tear down more buildings in 2019 than any year on recent record.

A regulatory snag is delaying the rollout of speed cameras on deadly Roosevelt Boulevard.

SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line is out of commission in Center City after a train fatally struck a man who fell onto the tracks at the 8th Street Station.