PlanPhilly Archive

Council passed a bill that requires affordable units be included in large residential developments in parts of North, West, and Northeast Philadelphia where rents are rising.

The change aims to empower district council members and residents, but critics say it will politicize and delay real estate development.

To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.

Officials suspect a few things are behind the tree’s decline: its age, compaction around its roots where people walked around and had picnics, and climate change.

As part of an effort to save more historic buildings from the wrecking ball, the city is investing in the Philadelphia Historical Commission.

Saturday’s warm weather broke records in several places throughout the Philadelphia region — and climate change likely contributed, scientists say.

A new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reveals that mortgage lenders continue to favor white applicants over Black applicants.

Ahn Tran welcomed a family of Afghan evacuees as tenants in one of his apartments, in part because of his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.

Twice a week, the truck, painted in soothing pastel colors, travels through Philadelphia neighborhoods dispensing free toiletries — and a dose of kindness.

Many new municipal buildings in Philadelphia will need to meet a higher standard of sustainability, under a bill City Council passed Thursday.

The bill expressly bars residents and auto businesses from using public sidewalks and streets to repair and sell cars.

A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.

A coalition of community organizations wants the new owner of the South Philly complex to protect residents from pollution and gentrification.

Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.

The delivery vans blocking Philly streets may soon find themselves under the management of a new tech tool.