PlanPhilly Archive

The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from.

Part of ReadyPhiladelphia, the new alert system will provide specific warnings about possible and ongoing flooding in the neighborhood.

The latest of Mayor Parker’s “clean and green” initiatives aims to keep household trash off the streets.

Both sticking points boil down to funding. And it’s unclear if the Sixers are willing to spend more to make the Center City arena a reality.

For more than four hours, lawmakers questioned Parker administration officials about the agreement reached with the team, transportation to the arena and community benefits.

The pedestrian-only street closures saw a big boost in sales during Open Street’s September experiment.

A collision of market forces and higher subsidies is creating new opportunities for residents with very low incomes.

The risk of fire damage while living in a Philly rowhouse is high. Here’s how renters insurance can and cannot protect you from bad luck, bad neighbors and landlords.

Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, and could step up its efforts to repel the salt front if conditions worsen.

The curvy building has stood at 7th and Race streets for decades. Its days may now be numbered.

Neighbors have long bemoaned the building as an eyesore and have repeatedly called on the city to restore the historic property before it’s too late.

Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.

“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”

While the Land Bank has disposed of hundreds of public parcels, its processes are widely considered too complex, opaque and slow.