PlanPhilly Archive

A once-obscure city office that critics link to Philadelphia’s pay-to-play political culture will soon be taken over by the Philadelphia Land Bank.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s annual budget address proved to be a quiet affair, with little in the way of cheering, jeering, or laughter.

Philadelphia is currently the only large municipality without a comprehensive street sweeping plan.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney proposes his last budget before running for re-election Thursday. Here are the top seven items to expect.

The legislation is intended to foster the creation of affordable housing and reduce evictions.

At the current pace, it will take the City of Philadelphia 50 years to sell off its publicly owned vacant land.

First announced as part of a new strategy to crack down on Center City gridlock, the proposed officers would be dispatched to Center City, University City and Manayunk.

EcoWURD is a multimedia environmental justice journalism initiative exploring the intersection of race, income & the environment.

Globe Dye Works, the former yarn-dyeing factory turned live-work-manufacturing and design space in Frankford continues to write its own history.

After 20 years of bureaucratic battles and courtroom litigation, the condo tower planned for the Washington Square parcel faces what may be its final hurdles.

Philadelphia Gas Works’ planned liquefied natural gas plant won a key approval this week, moving the $60 million Passyunk Energy Center closer to groundbreaking.

City Councilman Allan Domb has introduced legislation to shrink — but not substantially change — the controversial tax break.

Consumer Reports reported earlier this month that about 1,500 people have been injured in e-scooter crashes in the U.S. since 2017.

The truck driver who hit and killed Emily Fredricks, a 24-year-old pastry chef riding to work on a Spruce Street bike lane in 2017, could face prison time.

I was lucky enough to spend 2018 writing the In Common series, exploring the ways civic spaces across Philly are changing, each aiming to build a stronger, more inclusive city