
PlanPhilly Archive
Riding the (firing) range: Gunfire keeps new Delaware River trail closed
Standing in Pennypack where the trail opens, the crack of gunfire can often be heard in the distance.
7 years ago
Philly design board, neighbors decry plan for Callowhill storage facility
“I can’t say anything positive about this project,” said Daniel Garofalo, environmental sustainability director at the University of Pennsylvania and CDR member.
7 years ago
Kenney ‘won’t speculate on speculation’ that Philly’s out of running for Amazon HQ2
"We're in the running until they tell us we're not."
7 years ago
New Hunting Park mural remembers Philly graffiti legend Karaz
Eliu Nazario aka Karaz, who died of brain cancer at the age of 51, is revered among fellow writers as the “king of the Wickeds,”
7 years ago
Bill to ban new 3-story homes in Point Breeze, Grays Ferry introduced by Councilman Johnson
The bill proposes updating zoning maps to reflect the development that currently exists in the neighborhood.
7 years ago
Inspired by King of Prussia, West Chester ramps up campaign to restore rail service
The committee has spent the last four years figuring out how to restore the Chester County suburb's Regional Rail service, which was cut in 1986
7 years ago
Judge could force SEPTA to end ban on political ads
A fed. judge may force SEPTA to scale back its effort to keep politically charged advertisements off its bus shelters and vehicles when he issues a decision later this month
7 years ago
City to survey land in flood-prone Eastwick before soliciting developer bids
The vacant land in question sits in a 100-year-floodplain.
7 years ago
Needle drop boxes land in Kensington parks and SEPTA stations
Sharps deposit boxes are Philadelphia’s newest tool in its four-week-old recovery campaign for opioid-plagued Kensington.
7 years ago
20 years after a deadly robbery, a neighborhood market is reborn
Aslam Market is a treasure trove of unique staples such as Nepalese dumpling — momo— mix, Indian sweets, Burmese sweet curry, and Indonesian instant noodles.
7 years ago
Nation’s first black-owned shopping center celebrates 50 years
The shopping center on Broad and Oxford Streets might not look out of the ordinary to the average passersby. But that hasn’t stopped po ...
7 years ago
Listen 1:55Trash talk: Bigger fines, free neighborhood cans in Philly
Residents are tired of construction companies — or their neighbors — dumping debris in vacant lots and public parks.
7 years ago
Philly Council bill would outlaw cashless businesses
Councilman William Greenlee thinks cashless businesses are classist.
7 years ago
Don’t call it Cedarbrook: Mount Airy shopping district gets a facelift
This week, a new chapter began with the ribbon-cutting on a $310,000 revitalization project.
7 years ago
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