PlanPhilly Archive

Logan Square activists succeeded in their efforts to build the newly opened $1 million Winter Street Greenway and Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park. Here’s how they got it done.

One in six Philadelphians remains unconnected even after years of public and private sector efforts. More effort is needed on the ground in the city’s neighborhoods.

The infrastructure bill signed into law creates aid opportunities for communities like Eastwick harmed by flooding.

Councilmember Henon isn’t the only legislator who has kept quiet about the conviction. Just two out of 17 legislators released public statements.

Philadelphia public health officials don’t plan to take punitive action against a construction waste processing facility for a fire that erupted last week.

After a Harrowgate firebombing, City Council is considering a bill that would allocate $500,000 to help people under threat of retaliatory violence.

Philly Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez called for reforms immediately after news broke of her colleague Bobby Henon’s bribery conviction.

As Local 98 prepares to move forward with new leadership, Mayor Jim Kenney noted the contributions made by Dougherty.

The verdict comes more than 6 years after the FBI began wiretapping phones belonging to Henon and Dougherty, and five years after the federal investigation exploded into view.

A jury found City Councilmember Bobby Henon and union boss John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty guilty on most counts in the federal corruption case against them.

A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.

Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.

Southwest Philadelphia residents say warnings about health hazards from a junkyard fire needed to come sooner and more directly.

A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

The jury in the bribery trial for Bobby Henon and Johnny “Doc” Dougherty ended its third day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.