PlanPhilly Archive

Parents can now check a map revealing levels of lead contamination in Philadelphia schools, although the District says it “mischaracterizes” the problem.

Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture will ask a judge to grant an emergency injunction so she can safely prepare to move out of her Cobbs Creek apartment.

Some Kingsessing residents are looking for the city’s help to recover after their homes were flooded last week in a massive water main break.

The Growth Collective will use the money to support seven development companies, all of which are Black-owned and operated.

It’s too soon to say how Washington Avenue will ultimately look, and what impact it will have on the neighborhoods surrounding it.

Councilmember Allan Domb introduced the bill, and wants the ballot measure to go to voters during May’s primary election.

The goal of the new law is to reduce racial profiling and use police resources more efficiently.

Councilmember Cindy Bass wants to put a six-month moratorium on most building demolitions in her district. The move may be unprecedented.

Baltimore uses a local preservation tax credit to stabilize neighborhoods. Could the approach help Philadelphia?

City officials sparked outrage when they reversed course on a planned “road diet” for one of the city’s most dangerous thoroughfares.

“Bad” Bennie Briscoe, a sanitation worker turned champion boxer, is one of the North Philly icons memorialized through the interactive installations.

A special SEPTA bus running on Route 38 will save a seat for Rosa Parks during the month of February.

Advocates claim delays caused by the gas utility left some Philadelphians without heat. Philadelphia Gas Works calls the group’s claims “fabricated.”

Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.