PlanPhilly Archive

Rebuild is finally underway.

The Cherry Street Pier on the Delaware River waterfront is expected to open Oct. 12 with an open-air park, marketplace, food service and bar, and an artists colony.

Controversy surrounding the 10-foot-tall statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo across from City Hall has rekindled in recent weeks

The bike lanes on Pine and Spruce streets are Philly’s versions of the watched pot that never boils.

The West Philly property was envisioned as new police headquarters, but plans changed after the city undertook massive renovations.

But this stretch of Mole Street is actually quite singular: It is the only remaining block of rowhouses left in this part of Center City.

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.