PlanPhilly Archive

Drought declarations are not just based on rain. They also consider soil moisture, stream flow, and groundwater, which tends to lag behind rain.

Officials with the borough of Conshohocken claim they were blindsided by the move and reject any alternatives proposed by SEPTA.

Prices remain high, but aren’t growing at the rate they were during the pandemic.

Weekend pedestrian traffic in downtown Philadelphia during May was 94% of what it was in 2019, according to cell phone data compiled by the Center City District.

The affordable housing complex in West Philly is nearly empty roughly two years after owners announced its closure.

Even leisure and hospitality, which has been slower to recover since the pandemic began, has seen a full recovery.

New Courtland hopes to bring one-bedroom apartments for seniors and retail space to the site.

Every four years, PECO makes a plan to buy electricity for its customers. Climate activists want the utility to do something different the next time around.

In the past five years, the median sale price for a home in Pa. nearly doubled, data from the state realtors association shows.

The incident comes roughly three months after a woman was shot during an attempted lockout in another neighborhood.

An analysis by INRIX shows congestion was localized and has largely dissipated.

“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said.

The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund launched last year to help homeowners clear mortgage debt. But people are waiting months for assistance.

Projects addressing heat, flooding, air pollution, litter, food insecurity, or other issues could be eligible.

The medical marijuana industry across Pa. generates $7.3 billion in retail sales. Workers say they want more than $17 an hour, and have voted to unionize.