PlanPhilly Archive

With just a month left in City Council’s fall session, outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell unveiled big plans for her West Philadelphia district.

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction.

PATCO received a $12.6 million federal grant to reopen an abandoned station beneath Franklin Square. It was last open in 1979.

The battle over Bart Blatstein’s Wawa on the waterfront will continue into 2020.

The new Mamie Nichols Homes, masterminded by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project, will be permanently affordable as part of a community land trust

Philadelphia’s real-world Concrete Cowboys are moving to a home on the edge of Bartram’s Garden, along a new Schuylkill River trail.

Three of the five counties served by SEPTA have flipped red to blue, and the board that governs the authority is likely to flip right along with it.

The new community center at the Crane comes after years of fighting for recreational space in Chinatown.

A social impact development project planned for Philadelphia’s Chinatown is moving forward with a new design and timeline.

How a narrow Election Day win could portend a changing fate for Philadelphia Republicans.

Skipping people in line is rude, but for SEPTA it may be a way to improve bus service.

On Saturday, November 9, more than 100 parks in Philadelphia will be cleaned, greened, and celebrated during the annual Love Your Park Fall Service Day.

Oh claims he’s able to speak to and for the Asian American community in Philadelphia. But does that claim check out? And if so, was it the reason for his election night win?

City Council wields significant power over zoning and land use decisions. With new members joining the legislative body, Philly’s development climate is likely to shift.

Those living in the neighborhood formed a Facebook group, and work with the city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections to fight irresponsible contractors.