PlanPhilly Archive

Currently inside the city Commerce Department, the referendum could make it a cabinet-level department to be more competitive with other major cities.

Retaining and preserving open spaces has ecological value, and so does providing space for young Philadelphians participating in sports programs.

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

The lower speed limit, new speed cushions and corner buffers were chosen with the involvement of community members.

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

The school district opposes the bill, saying asbestos is already tightly regulated, and the bill will only complicate things.

One official called the project’s planned public restrooms “the culmination of a dream.”

Nearly three years after the PES refinery closed, levels of cancer-causing benzene found at its property line are still higher than many operating refineries.

SEPTA is looking to change low-ridership routes to an on-demand service that hasn’t shown any efficiency when tried in other cities.

The news comes as Philadelphia contends with an affordable housing crisis and a tight housing market that has kept home prices high.

Mia Ellen Ruggieri of Bala Cynwyd made 100 earrings to help raise money for people in Ukraine. She’s only 9 years old.

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson proposes a sweeping ordinance to increase the city’s tree cover and cool down neighborhoods.

Values for residential properties went up by an average of 31% compared to the last assessments in 2019, burdening homeowners across the city.

While Pa. primary candidates continue to support fossil fuels in the name of jobs, some young Philadelphians see a brighter future in the solar industry.

With millions arriving to the city under the infrastructure program approved by Congress, the focus should be on green projects.