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Nicolas O’Rourke sitting and listening
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly lawmaker wants to add ‘muscles’ and ‘teeth’ to city’s property maintenance code

City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to introduce a legislative package designed to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.

2 months ago

Listen 1:00
Rowhouses in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Community

With funding for Philly’s Built to Last program not in mayor’s budget proposal, supporters go to City Council for help

The “one-stop-shop” program that coordinates home repair, energy efficiency and solar for low-income homeowners could be at risk.

2 months ago

Listen 1:16
The front door of the historic Church of the Assumption
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Historic Spring Garden church could be sold to highest bidder

The former Church of the Assumption has sat vacant for decades, and the building structure is considered unsafe by city regulators.

2 months ago

A SEPTA user taps their card
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to keep a popular city worker commuter benefit — but earmarked less money for it

The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.

2 months ago

Listen 1:03
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier poses for a photo
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly City Council weighs zoning tweak for ‘Turn the Key’ projects

The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.

2 months ago

Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Want to help make Philly greener? This big spring tree planting is coming up

More than 60 community groups across Philly and surrounding suburbs will plant trees April 11 to 14.

2 months ago

A home in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Uncertain future for blighted Philly properties once part of Germantown Settlement empire

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.

2 months ago

construction workers and a cement truck at a construction site
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly

Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.

3 months ago

A rendering of a mixed-use development next to the Conshohocken regional rail station
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA approves a transit-oriented development deal in Conshohocken

SEPTA scrapped plans for a $48 million park and ride garage near its regional rail station and instead approved a mixed-use development project lease.

3 months ago

Listen 1:04
Maitreyi Roy, executive director of Bartram’s Garden, on one of the garden paths
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘A shame’: More EPA grant terminations hit Philly region

Tree planting, internships for teens and community engagement are among the projects targeted.

3 months ago

Listen 1:17
Dr. Michelle Carerra Morales poses for a photo in a hallway
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly nonprofit is giving cash to families to jumpstart their way to the middle class

Organizers say that residents can’t budget their way out of poverty and would benefit from a cash influx and an economic mobility counselor.

3 months ago

Listen 0:59
aerial view of St. Joe's
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Without interest from Penn, St. Joe’s nears sale of first properties on USciences campus

Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

3 months ago

Mayor Parker looks on
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

3 months ago

Listen 0:54
Protesters marching and carrying signs. One reads RED OR BLUE EPA PROTECTS YOU and another reads EPA PROTECTS ALL AMERICANS
PlanPhilly
Community

‘A reckless dismantling’: EPA employees and supporters march in Philly to protest cuts

EPA staffers and retirees worry rollbacks and cuts planned by Trump administration officials could undermine work to protect human health.

3 months ago

Listen 1:25
Cherelle Parker giving her speech at a podium
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘No more important issue’: Mayor Parker outlines ambitious housing plan amid ongoing crisis

Monday’s address provided the first substantive details of the administration’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.

3 months ago

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