PlanPhilly Archive

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.

The average residential assessment is rising by 31% and a large number of challenges are expected. Plus, here are some programs to offset the burden.

Public pressure on the new health commissioner to reverse a reinstatement of the Philly mask mandate ignored vaccination rates in minority communities.

Friday’s hearing came weeks after a City Council committee report accused Philly’s child welfare system of separating families without cause.

Since 2019, Philadelphians have competed in the City Natural Challenge by logging species of plants and animals. The records are quite useful for scientists.