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A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The Roundhouse moves closer to historic preservation with committee vote

The curvy building is considered both an architectural marvel and a symbol of police brutality.

2 years ago

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Concept phase nearly complete for Philly’s plan to cap section of I-676

The city just released three possible designs for the massive project in Chinatown.

2 years ago

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People fishing
PlanPhilly
Community

‘It’s a bonding thing’: Free festival aims to get Philadelphians into fishing

The annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9 along the Schuylkill River.

2 years ago

Listen 0:56
a dog running in a park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s FDR Park gets federal grant for stream and wetland restoration

$1.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help fund work in the natural areas of FDR Park, part of a $250 million park renovation.

2 years ago

File photo: Janna Goliff, communications team co-lead (left) and Hanae Togami, member with the Renter’s Justice Campaign protested the Landlord Tenant Office outside the municipal court building in Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 2023.
PlanPhilly
Community

Housing advocates say Philly’s for-profit eviction system lacks dignity and compassion

During a committee hearing, lawmakers looked for potential ways to improve the city’s Landlord and Tenant Office.

3 years ago

Listen 1:11
In this photo taken March 28, 2017, a research technician works to clone DNA in the immunotherapy research lab of Dr. Stanley Riddell at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
PlanPhilly
Education

Drexel University Biomedical gets $1M grant to pilot new minor

The university’s School of Biomedical Engineering officials say that the new academic program offers more workforce training for the growing cell and gene therapy industry.

3 years ago

Listen 1:01
Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

‘The system needs to change’: Philly woman is suing OCF Realty for housing discrimination

Under city law, property owners can’t refuse to rent to a prospective tenant because they participate in a housing assistance program.

3 years ago

Listen 1:13
Sharon Drayton sits on a red bench with a red umbrella outside of her home.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Could patio umbrellas and planters help cool Philly blocks? Researchers team up with residents to find tree alternatives

Citizen scientists and Drexel researchers are testing whether planter benches make summer heat in five Philly neighborhoods more bearable.

3 years ago

A row of homes on Page Street
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I have the foundation now’: Habitat for Humanity to mint 6 Philly homeowners after yearlong delay

The project hit a snag in October 2021 after residents raised concerns about the development’s footprint.

3 years ago

Homes in Philadelphia’s Sharswood neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A win-win’: New repairs program seeks to stabilize Philly’s stock of affordable housing

The Rental Improvement Fund will provide forgivable and low-interest loans to small landlords who cannot afford to fix up their properties.

3 years ago

Drexel engineers John DeVitis (left) and K I M Iqbal (right) use a hammer, a rod, a computer, and sensors to record vibrations from the pipe below the sidewalk.
PlanPhilly
Community

Could vibrations help water utilities find lead pipes? Researchers in Philly are trying

The federal government is requiring water utilities to identify service lines made of toxic lead. Researchers in Philly are trying to find an easier way.

3 years ago

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File photo: Janna Goliff, communications team co-lead (left) and Hanae Togami, member with the Renter’s Justice Campaign protested the Landlord Tenant Office outside the municipal court building in Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 2023.
PlanPhilly
Community

Recent shootings spur Philly housing activists to protest for-profit evictions

The Landlord and Tenant Office has conducted evictions since the 1970s. Tenants and advocates say it’s time to get rid of it.

3 years ago

Person observes intense flooding in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians could get millions of dollars in home repairs tied to Hurricane Ida flooding

Philadelphia got over $163 million in federal recovery money tied to Ida. The city plans to spend nearly a third of it to improve housing.

3 years ago

solar panel installation
PlanPhilly
Science

Solarize Philly plans to help put solar panels on hundreds more Philly roofs by 2026

The Philadelphia Energy Authority released a Request for Proposals Monday that could see 750 low- to moderate-income households get solar panels installed on their roofs.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A free program in Philly continues to limit the number of eviction filings in the city

The Eviction Diversion Program started as a temporary initiative to keep rental disputes out of court. Three years on, it’s having a lasting impact few cities have realized.

3 years ago

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