PlanPhilly Archive

Philadelphia has prosecuted 14 cases of illegal dumping in the last five months, ten more than in 2016.

As architects seek ways to squeeze housing into crowded Philly neighborhoods, they are turning to what ISA principal Brian Phillips calls the “leftover lots.”

Johnson’s ban on bay windows and balconies in Point Breeze and Grays Ferry could hit Mayor Jim Kenny’s desk to be signed into law as soon as next week.

Germantown High developer Jack Azran says that apartments with exposed brick walls, shared work spaces and a new school could fill the shuttered school by 2022

Philly’s street sweeping experiment has hit a sizable snag — a nine-foot-wide snag, to be exact.

Last week’s news that the Philadelphia School District could move catchment boundary lines piqued the interest of parents and those that sell them homes.

Affordable housing isn’t just a city problem. Suburbs and rural areas are experiencing a shortage of affordable rentals too.

Community members see discarded syringes in the Old City walkway known as Commerce Street. With a $1.25 million redo, they hope to make it less secluded.

E-scooters aren’t street legal in Philly but that isn’t stopping Lime from rolling out a brawnier model designed to withstand rough city streets.

A $200 million, 10-year vision reimagines the only Olmsted Brothers-designed park in Philadelphia and prepares it for a hotter and wetter tomorrow.

A major new residential development planned with social impact in mind will soon break ground on fast-changing Washington Avenue.

“I don’t believe people should lose their homes over a fee,’ said Gordon. “We have two or three generations living in a home they could be evicted from because of the title.”

Joshua Funches and his teenage friends love cruising Philly streets on their bikes. But you won’t see them performing stunts in the middle of traffic like some of their peers.

A residential development targeting young professionals is slated to replace a beloved Vietnamese bakery and other shops on the corner of Washington Avenue and 16th Street.

While beverage association spent $631,000 on soda tax opponent Quiñones-Sánchez, she won race by just 485 votes.