PlanPhilly Archive

West Philly has a new little free library and it’s full of arts and crafts supplies.

After years of petitioning, The Rename Taney Coalition hopes for a breakthrough in their fight to rename Taney Street, famously named after Roger B. Taney.

Students are still pushing for fossil fuel divestment and money from Penn for affordable housing, despite arrests and looming disciplinary action.

The Homestead Exemption program enables homeowners to reduce their property tax bill by reducing the taxable portion of their property’s value.

Rasheda Alexander has roughly two months to move out of University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.

Restoring the 111-year-old, stone masonry and stained-glass Annex will bring several new educational, health, arts, technology, and employment opportunities.

Fallen leaves make great natural fertilizer and offer a place for insects to spend the winter.

PennDOT has committed to studying transit options on Roosevelt Blvd. This means that Philly is one step closer to a new subway line, writes doctoral student Jay Arzu.

PAR-Recycle Works in North Philly employs formerly incarcerated people and supports them on their reentry journey. “We want to see each other flourish,” said the founder.

More than 175 new retailers, restaurants, and businesses have opened in Center City since 2020, getting Philly closer to its pre-pandemic retail occupancy rates.

The team behind the billion-dollar development led a media tour of the potential footprint of the arena on Friday afternoon.

The company redeveloping the former refinery plans to use a third-party facilitator to negotiate an agreement with community stakeholders.

Meet Jennifer Mora, the Philadelphia baker who makes desserts, then gives them away to her neighbors for free. “I feel like I'm sending people off on a good journey,” she says

The study is expected to inform solutions to keep Philadelphians safe from dangerous heat waves made worse by climate change.

SEPTA’s bus redesign does not improve overall public transit options for the lower Northwest section of Philadelphia, writes resident Rebecca Poyourow.