PlanPhilly Archive

Residents gathered to protest the temporary closure of Somerset Station — a lifeline to jobs, appointments, and school for those who have continued to use it mid-pandemic.

Small businesses on Lancaster Avenue northwest of University City are supporting one another as they work to move past the struggles of 2020.

La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.

A successor to the Reading Railroad Company filed permits to demolish the historic train station months after a group filed a conservatorship petition to save it.

A study conducted using the Litterati app found 1,000 pieces of advertising litter on the ground. Pizza sellers were the main driver of stray menus documented by researchers.

Pro-housing development activists call on the mayor to veto a bill they argue will hamper efforts to address the city’s growing affordability challenge.

The next phase of Philadelphia’s rental assistance program is set to launch by the end of March. Here are the facts you need to apply for help with rent.

The suspects allegedly conspired to fraudulently transfer the ownership of North Philadelphia homes, stealing houses out from under their rightful owners.

In a virtual meeting, Kensington residents, city officials, and SEPTA leaders spoke about the challenges faced at the station, which will close Sunday.

Union president Omari Bervine said the vote was near unanimous, 133 to 1.

A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.

Drivers say they are overwhelmed by people struggling with homelessness and addiction. SEPTA has only 7 social workers to help contain the crisis.

Welcoming to many and then cut off from transportation, support, and opportunity, Kensington has long been on its own.

The legislation that moved ahead aims to make it harder to open a store that sells vapes, pipes, and other drug paraphernalia.

The amendment to the zoning code would change the math on residential development in the booming rowhouse neighborhoods southwest of City Hall.