PlanPhilly Archive
Italian Market BID dead after opponents raise voices
A proposed business improvement district (BID) that divided Italian Market property owners, tenants, and residents won’t advance in 2019.
6 years ago
A measure that would secure lawyers for low-income renters in eviction court advanced in City Hall Tuesday.
6 years ago
16-year-old girl fatally hit by SEPTA train near Swarthmore Station
The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene south of Swarthmore Station on the Center City- bound side of the Media/Elwyn Line. SEPTA has ruled out foul play.
6 years ago
Philadelphians can opt for renewable natural gas come January
The Energy Co-op is expanding its renewable natural gas service area to Philadelphia. The fuel comes from methane captured at landfills.
6 years ago
Philadelphia’s budget team is strategizing for the next recession
Municipal budgets are healthier than they were a decade ago. Still, departments have been asked to prepare proposals for a variety of scenarios.
6 years ago
Closed Sharswood school to be cleaned, reborn as veterans’ housing
Help USA, a nonprofit, is moving forward with a $20 million redevelopment of the former General John Reynolds Public School in North Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Listen to a live conversation between Philly developer Ori Feibush, Paul Farber of Monument Lab, preservationist Faye Anderson and artist Karyn Olivier.
6 years ago
Listen 65:21Brothers indicted in Old City arson stole wages, lawsuit alleges
Years before federal authorities charged Imad and Bahaa Dawara with torching their Old City business, former employees say the pair stole their wages.
6 years ago
ACLU and SEPTA spar over ‘unconstitutional’ ad policy
Federal judges could reconsider a ruling allowing SEPTA to refuse to run ads about housing discrimination.
6 years ago
Food cart owners say City Hall is pushing them out of Philly. Here’s why.
New restrictions from Philadelphia City Council are making business tough for many Philadelphia food carts.
6 years ago
Feces and needles ‘jumping in the air’: City street cleaners want better safety gear
Philadelphia street cleaners say the city’s street sweeping pilot is exposing them to health hazards.
6 years ago
Listen 2:50What Philly can learn from Copenhagen’s response to the climate crisis
City officials from Philadelphia visited Copenhagen for the C40 World Mayors Summit. Here’s what Philly can learn from the city’s design.
6 years ago
A new report says that murder in Philadelphia hurts home values. And its authors think the city needs to hear that message to prompt real change.
6 years ago
Finally, the final design phase is beginning for Park at Penn’s Landing
Funding is in place, preliminary engineering is done, and a survey asking about current and future waterfront uses is linked on the park’s website.
6 years ago
Philly Council committee moves plastic bag ban to final vote, but kills 15-cent fee
Philadelphia took one step closer to banning single-use bags Tuesday but axed a 15-cent fee on thicker plastic and recyclable paper bags.
6 years ago
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