PlanPhilly Archive

For years now, bike-safety advocates have pressed Philadelphia’s elected officials to build more bike lanes and protect them with physical barrierrs

Urbanization has decreased the amount of water that seeps into the ground.

SEPTA’s construction budget doubled after Harrisburg passed Act 89, an infrastructure-spending bill fueled by increased gas taxes.

Ashley Hahn checks out the Free Library’s Center for Public Life, a new unit that’s aiming to connect Philadelphians of every stripe through cultural and civic programs.

The second floor east balcony of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which arguably has the best view of the Parkway in the city, will be a cardboard cityscape.

Affordable multifamily housing is the most vulnerable building sector when it comes to extreme weather, and its residents have fewer resources.

A competition to invent a new, better bin was launched last year by the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

For most of the Parking Authority’s history, its legislative agenda was little more than maintaining the status quo.

Engineers and architects overseeing the project detailed the great lengths they’ve had to go to in order to faithfully restore the riverside Art Deco icon.