PlanPhilly Archive
Philadelphia poised to add automatic speed cameras to additional roadways
A bill moving through Harrisburg would expand the program to nearly a dozen more locations.
4 months ago
Listen 1:01Nearly a decade after closing, beloved Philly diner will be reborn with new development
The former owner of the Oak Lane Diner has plans to bring the business back after a fire closed it in 2015.
4 months ago
Struggling to pay your heating bill in Pa.? This program could help
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program provides cash grants to help cover heating bills that don’t need to be repaid.
5 months ago
Listen 1:14Monthly rents in Philly remain historically high despite slight decrease
Rents took off in the wake of pandemic shutdowns and have only started to soften.
5 months ago
Most PECO electric customers will see bills drop starting in December
The average residential customer that uses PECO’s default service will see their monthly bill go down by around $5 starting Dec. 1.
5 months ago
‘A negative influence on our community’: Developer looks to take control of Germantown Y
Another developer was selected to transform the historic property nearly a decade ago, but the company’s project is still at the starting line.
5 months ago
The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.
5 months ago
How you can help make your Philly-area neighborhood greener this weekend
Volunteers are needed to help PHS Tree Tenders groups plant 1,800 trees in Philly and surrounding suburbs.
5 months ago
A levee could be built in flood-prone Eastwick. Delaware County has concerns
The city of Philadelphia will not move forward with the project unless negative impacts on Delaware County are addressed, an official said.
5 months ago
Listen 1:03PGW customers’ gas bills go up at the end of November. But the rate increase regulators OK’d is much smaller than what PGW asked for.
5 months ago
‘I want her to be wanted’: Zoning decision could jeopardize Philly’s Colored Girls Museum
The museum needs variances to continue operating out of private residence in Germantown.
5 months ago
End of an era: West Philly’s UC Townhomes slated for demolition
The news comes after a string of demonstrations, a federal lawsuit, and a protest encampment.
5 months ago
‘Sometimes you just get tired’: City releases RFP to redevelop troubled Logan Triangle
A developer walked away from the project after spending nearly a decade trying to breathe new life into the site.
6 months ago
The group of gardeners and advocates hopes to hold a similar conversation with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh.
6 months ago
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