
PlanPhilly Archive
Gardeners breathe a ‘sigh of relief’ over Summer Winter Community Garden preservation
City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier hopes the Summer Winter Community Garden deal will be a model for securing more garden land.
2 months ago
Listen 1:01PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills
The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.
2 months ago
Listen 1:00A private developer wants to sell his vast portfolio. City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is pushing for the city to buy it.
3 months ago
Listen 1:13Philly’s alley dumpsters could be locked if Center City District meets its ‘clean and green’ mission
Businesses may have to start locking alley dumpsters if the law changes as an effort to reduce litter and illegal dumping.
3 months ago
Listen 2:09New Philly grant program designed to boost community development across the city
The program was added to the current city budget following negotiations between Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and City Council.
3 months ago
Listen 1:07A new app allows Philadelphians to report parking violations using ‘laser vision’
From illegal sidewalk parking to bike lane obstructions, violations captured by photo trigger an automatic report that gets sent to the PPA.
3 months ago
Here’s how Jefferson Health will spend a new $28M donation from the Kimmel family in Philly
The hospital’s emergency department will undergo $19 million in renovations, including a new 30-bed medical-surgical unit.
3 months ago
Penn’s Landing park over I-95 in Philly is taking shape. Here’s what to know
After more than two years of construction, a massive cap is forming over the busy highway.
3 months ago
The acquisitions were finalized at the end of last month. They are part of a renewed commitment to overhaul the struggling stretch.
3 months ago
Listen 0:54Philly residents, design experts bash latest proposal to replace Hoa Binh Plaza
OCF Realty is again trying to redevelop 1601 Washington Ave. as part of a broader movement away from the corridor’s industrial heritage.
3 months ago
Philadelphia union workers have standoff with authorities at trash dump amid second day of strike
Residents dropped off both trash and recycling outside a locked city-run sanitation center in Northwest Philly flanked by striking union members, police and city workers.
3 months ago
If passed, the bill would benefit thousands of renters across the state who struggle to find safe housing because of their record.
3 months ago
Listen 1:14The district’s agreement with DOJ to delay prosecution of criminal charges describes asbestos issues at 31 schools.
3 months ago
PPA on-street parking rates have gone up in Center City
The Philadelphia Parking Authority expects the rate increase to generate an additional $4 million in revenue.
3 months ago
Safety fixes planned at West Philadelphia intersection where cyclist was killed last month
Safety improvements are coming to 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Residents say the changes can’t come soon enough.
3 months ago
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