PlanPhilly Archive

Most scientists concur that climate change is causing more severe and more frequent storms –– and transit agencies like SEPTA are struggling to keep up.

Philadelphia needs more trees. Here is a guide to understanding why there aren’t more trees and what can be done about it.

PES and our elected officials must do more to make sure workers have the opportunity to develop new skills and find meaningful work in our country’s evolving energy sector.

Philadelphia residents concerned about health and environmental impacts dominated the first public meeting of the city’s refinery advisory group.

The $13.3 million reconstruction of the Grays Ferry Bridge will include a protected bike lane — but only on one half of the bridge.

During the year-long closure, motorists and cyclists heading east from West Philadelphia will be detoured north. The bridge will close after 8 p.m.

Graffiti Pier is on track for reinvention into a public park unlike any other in the United States.

Fashion District is a new kind of mall for Philadelphia. It’s a mix of stores and a co-working space for creatives reflects trends reshaping shopping plazas everywhere.

Indego plans to roll out 400 e-bikes by mid-August.

The FBI and SEPTA’s inspector general are investigating a multi-year embezzlement scheme that may involve a string of the transit agency’s managers.

Hepatitis A is spreading through fecal matter on Philadelphia streets. As outbreak worsens, the city is installing mobile bathrooms.

SEPTA is phasing out its paper monthly and weekly Trailpasses. All passes will be sold as Key card purchases starting in August. Click for details.

City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown said the issues delaying a vote on a controversial regulation have been resolved. Landlords aren’t happy.

With the new solar technology, SEPTA train engineers should be able to keep Regional Rail lines running safely when the main energy grid goes down.

One of Philly’s last surviving public housing towers is moving towards demolition. Many tenants say the time is right.