PlanPhilly Archive

City Controller Rhynhart’s critique calls for more transparency in spending billions from the American Rescue Plan and alternative budget priorities.

A dispute about a damaged wall has stalled a contentious development project in a rapidly gentrifying North Philadelphia neighborhood.

Philadelphia’s Chinatown falls short of providing a high-quality community space. Other AAPI residents across the city also lack public space.

SEPTA is trying a new approach to keeping its stations clean and safe, while helping people suffering from addiction who take shelter in the transit system.

The proposed budget, unveiled last month, boasts another year of delayed fare increases and a plan to return transit service to 96% of its pre-COVID capacity.

Doctors’ Row in Graduate Hospital could become the city’s first historic district based on the legacy of Black Philadelphians.

Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier have introduced a bill to change Philadelphia’s mixed-income housing bonus.

Six weeks after Philadelphia resumed street cleaning on major corridors, the parking authority has issued nearly 1,900 cleaning-related tickets.

North Philly Peace Park educator Kermit O on the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion and its meaning as a space of self-determination and a continuation of the Black struggle.

President Biden’s plan to invest in infrastructure is the boost Pennsylvania needs now. Unfortunately, it won’t solve SEPTA’s long-term funding problem.

Seeded with roughly $11 million in city funds, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund aims to finance Black and brown developers to build affordable housing.

Immigration activist Erika Almirón on why Philadelphia should not return to cooperating with ICE, something DA candidate Carlos Vega has said he will do.

A one-of-a-kind bike track is reopening in West Fairmount Park with an open invite to riders of all ages and skill levels. The pump track is free.

Councilmember Cherelle Parker says the bill would help encourage drivers to come back into the city for events. Some argue that isn’t a good thing.

MLK Drive became a popular biking and walking path during the pandemic. As city officials prepare to reopen it, advocates see opportunities to share the road better.