PlanPhilly Archive

While the historically Democratic city delivered a decisive win for President-elect Joe Biden, a few surprising shifts emerged.

City Council unanimously passed the bill targeting real estate wholesalers. Despite Council support, some realtors fear the legislation could backfire.

The commercial real estate abatement reduction could advance in place of 1% construction tax previously proposed.

The legislation would shape and limit development in the increasingly desirable section of the North Philadelphia neighborhood.

With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.

SEPTA officials say they will not put frontline employees in a position to enforce the agency’s mask requirement.

A bill introduced by Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb and co-sponsors would create protections against scammers plastering the city with 'We buy houses' signs.

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously to add Sigma Studios to the local Register of Historic Places.

The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.

The Historical Commission unanimously approved Rite Aid’s plan to demolish the midcentury modern Penn Fruit landmark.

Announced as traffic fatality rates soar to historic levels, Philadelphia’s latest Vision Zero plan hinges on changing drivers’ behavior.

President Donald Trump’s hopes for staying in the White House hinge on a battery of legal complaints filed by a Philadelphia lawyer with a revealing past.

As shutoffs resume, Pa. utility customers who need help paying their bills have options under the state’s Public Utility Commission regulations.

34-year-old Tya Winn enters her new role as director of the Community Design Collaborative with a focus on community development and affordable housing.