PlanPhilly Archive

A holistic approach is necessary for Philadelphia to create a more equitable historical preservation process, writes grassroots preservationist Dana Fedeli.

The new building will replace a 111-year-old elementary school shuttered in 2019 after teachers and parents rang alarm bells over hazards.

When families are evicted, children suffer the consequences. As a pediatrician, I urge Pa. to protect families at a perilous time.

Many Philly tenants will fall through the cracks of a Centers for Disease Control halt on coronavirus-related evictions, housing attorneys say. Lucille Davis is one of them.

The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier.

Cobbs Creek Parkway is one of the city’s most dangerous roadways. How many lives will be lost before the state improves safety conditions?

Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”

An aggrieved Brewerytown homebuyer says lax oversight by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspection enables developer misconduct.

Real estate investor Ani Sanyal and his partners are offering gallery space to local artists — for free — as part of a three-and-a-half-month artist-in-residence program.

We Love Philly is a program that tries to get students connected with different communities. And during COVID-19, moving them around town presents challenges.

A bid to relocate the 76ers to Penn’s Landing has divided Philly, with advocates seeing growth opportunities and critics wary of lost tax revenue.

Snaking from Bucks County to the top of the El in Frankford, the route connects shops, offices, residences and nursing homes.

City Councilmember Gilmore Richardson argues investment in green space is critical to fight climate change — and can help create jobs and reduce violence.

Judge Bradley K. Moss will transition out of his role amid a pandemic expected to result in a crushing wave of evictions.

U.S District Court Judge Eduardo C. Robreno ruled that the city could move ahead with plans to vacate the camps, so long as they provided 72 hours notice.