PlanPhilly Archive

Robert Venturi, one of the most influential design minds of the 20th century, passed away on Tuesday, September 18 at the age of 93, after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Added enforcement of traffic laws will focus on Market and Chestnut streets.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Lydia Adorno and her family came from Manatí, a municipality in the northern coast of Puerto Rico. They now have a row home in NW Philly.

There was a “boom of store openings” across the U.S. between 2009 and 2017.

The city will not be paying your local community organization’s insurance bill anytime soon.

Hatfield House has become a hub for artists within the last year, but it still hasn't become a community space for all of Strawberry Mansion.

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for street safety improvements along Woodland Avenue.

A newly funded citywide public engagement campaign will be designed to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing.

The historical commission heard impassioned testimony from both sides of the fate of the storied Painted Bride.

The nearest major grocery store is an Acme about a half mile away.

Emily Fredrick’s mother, Laura, spoke on behalf of the family, her voice cracking with emotion.

The administration and Council came to an agreement to officially kill the 1 percent construction tax.

Speculative development is on the rise in Philadelphia with many neighborhoods on the cusp of rapid gentrification.

Philly will join other cities from around the world to set goals to combat climate change at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.