PlanPhilly Archive
City Council set to release sweeping new affordable housing bills
Philadelphia City Council is expected to announce on Wednesday an ambitious package of affordable housing bills — including a new tax on construction.
7 years ago
L&I commissioner: Boarding houses aren’t going away. Philly neighborhoods need to make room for them
In many parts of the city, including North Philadelphia, rooming houses are common.
7 years ago
Can better informed residents make neighborhoods safer, Philly Councilwoman asks with new bill
After a fire killed four residents of an illegal rooming house in North Philly last month, city leaders are wrestling with how to prevent similar tragedies from striking.
7 years ago
City Council advances bill to kill Philadelphia’s electric vehicle parking program
Philadelphia City Council took another step towards eliminating a program that encouraged electric vehicle ownership on Monday
7 years ago
Philly’s economy is growing but more people are dying from heroin and homicides
Pew Charitable Trusts released their 2018 State of the City report.
7 years ago
City failing to deliver on community garden promises
“We’re on a crisis right now,” said Lan Dihn, a member of Philadelphia’s Food Policy Council’s urban agriculture subcommittee and farm director at VietLead
7 years ago
Broad Street divided on Spruce and Pine bike lane remake
A crowd of nearly 150 braved the blustery winds last night to attend an open house on a proposal to move the bike lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets to the left side of the road
7 years ago