PlanPhilly Archive

After taking office, Parker promised to make Philly the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation.” Advocates for parks and youth sports have high hopes.

The developer of St. Anthony’s and Artist Village argues his company is in the clear.

Be a Gem Crossing offers deeply discounted rents in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly half of the city’s.

Jumpstart Germantown has grown from a neighborhood-based program to a citywide effort to create more affordable housing.

“It's anybody's guess as to whether we're on track for 2050,” one witness said.

PWD customers will foot the bill for a massive infrastructure improvement plan. You can learn more about it at a series of upcoming meetings.

Philly winters have been trending warmer. El Niño made this winter one of the city’s warmest and wettest on record.

After two years of public comment, SEPTA’s bus-route overhaul is yet again back to the public for further comment before being approved for implementation.

The announcement comes as the Sixers move forward with a proposal to build a downtown basketball arena.

The finding suggests the metro’s racial homeownership gap is the result of systemic roadblocks that go beyond income, according to a report released last week.

The benchmark comes as the area continues to see population growth, including an increase in the number of New York transplants.

Philadelphia developers could get millions to build more affordable senior housing, and new rules promote building intergenerational apartments.

The analysis comes as stakeholders await the results of two impact studies commissioned through the city.

At issue are 48 mature trees, which the Fairmount Park Conservancy proposes cutting down to make way for athletic fields.

The city’s residential housing market is hot, but there’s not much to buy.