PlanPhilly Archive

Nearly 50 people weighed in during the all-day hearing. The overwhelming majority had lingering concerns with the team’s updated plan.

The course covers West Philly from its days as a separate municipality only accessible by ferry to the ongoing ripple effects of urban renewal.

Home prices and mortgage rates continue to make affording a home a real challenge.

Activists with Philly Thrive argue repairs help residents stay in their homes and adapt to climate change. At least one member of City Council is listening.

The decision comes days after a group of residents filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the park renovation.

The city selected a developer to revamp the YWCA seven years ago, but the property remains vacant and crumbling. A judge could change that.

Since its enactment in 2008, critics say Act 135 has harmed property owners in vulnerable city neighborhoods.

A federal program to help states install charging stations has met a slow rollout, leaving EV drivers dependent on the available slower chargers.

More changes to improve pedestrian and traffic safety on Roosevelt Boulevard are on the horizon.

The state is continuing to accept applications and distribute crisis grants to households at immediate risk of losing heat.

For decades, Germantown was not the kind of place developers held ribbon-cutting ceremonies. But that’s changing.

Parker’s spending proposal revealed more details about her plan to make Philly the cleanest big city in the country.

After taking office, Parker promised to make Philly the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation.” Advocates for parks and youth sports have high hopes.

The developer of St. Anthony’s and Artist Village argues his company is in the clear.

Be a Gem Crossing offers deeply discounted rents in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly half of the city’s.