PlanPhilly Archive - WHYY

Philly is getting a Civil War memorial honoring black soldiers

8 years ago

City Council passes bill extending tax break for longtime homeowners

8 years ago

Mapping affordable housing, crime or development in your Philadelphia neighborhood? Two new tools have you covered.

8 years ago

Darrell Clarke: I’ll ‘entertain’ Temple’s stadium proposal if and when the community supports it

8 years ago

50 years later, researchers proves Martin Luther King right: Segregation harms all Americans

8 years ago

Model train displays on display at SEPTA's gift shop

Why 35 grown men traveled hundreds of miles to ride a SEPTA trolley

These railfans are not messing around.

8 years ago

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A Philadelphia library gets ‘risky’ with a new play space

8 years ago

The case for moving a bike lane to the left side of the street

8 years ago

Architects assail Toll’s Jewelers Row tower as it moves towards construction

8 years ago

An endangered retail tradition lives on Chestnut Street

8 years ago

A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

8 years ago

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Inspired by Philly’s neighborhoods, landscape architect Walter Hood is changing how cities design public spaces

8 years ago

Three-alarm fire destroys North Philly church

8 years ago

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church (PlanPhilly)

Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church

For the last 30 years, former parishioners of St. Peter Claver have hoped for a miracle.

8 years ago

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With launch of new system, La Salle pioneering dockless bike share in Philly

8 years ago

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