PlanPhilly Archive

SEPTA is a state agency, but its ridership is overwhelmingly from Philly. The city’s next mayor will need to step up its involvement, writes transit advocate Matt Sullivan.

Exhaust from diesel trucks can worsen heart and lung issues, and even cause cancer. A new Pa. grant program will help replace them with electric vehicles.

A new website makes it easy to compare and download data about toxic air pollutants at refinery fencelines across the country.

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.