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The endorsement is part of a broader effort to execute a community benefits agreement the team wants to finalize before construction starts.

The Sunrise activists want Philly’s next mayor to put solar panels on rec center roofs, open libraries longer, and turn vacant lots into gardens.

Several other cities have already banned or started phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers over their unhealthy emissions.

The city selected KBK Enterprises to redevelop the historic property in 2016. But the building remains vacant and blighted.

Opponents argue the city’s analysis will be biased towards building a downtown basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The event hosted by WURD radio’s EcoWURD featured panels, on-stage interviews, and workshops at a community center in West Philly.

Efforts have targeted the "High Injury Network," which includes the 12% of city streets with 80% of all traffic deaths and serious injuries in Philly.

Residents of a flood-prone Philly neighborhood learned more about a proposed 15-foot levee near their homes during a meeting Wednesday.

El Centro de Estudiantes has called three buildings home since 2009. It will now have what it hopes will be a permanent home.

The Sixers originally hoped to be moving toward construction in June, but have since delayed the franchise’s self-imposed timeline twice.

The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.

The work is part of a pilot program launched by PennDOT to address speeding on state highways.

Legislation introduced in City Council would give residents more time to sign up for the Longtime Owner Occupants Program.

“We're never going to get anything done if we don't work together,” one activist said, at a stop in Philly Wednesday.

PGW’s weather normalization adjustment has cost customers millions in recent years. Advocates say a new change doesn't go far enough.