PlanPhilly Archive

Dariana Garcia traveled on SEPTA to her public Philly high school. Her brother will soon make the same trip — except during a pandemic.

The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices.

As we face the isolating forces of an online school year, is Philadelphia doing everything it can do to help families tap into our collective civic assets?

Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.

“This kind of police violence and disregard for an entire residential neighborhood does not happen in a white neighborhood,” said Rev. Abbey Tennis.

The numbers are in: More outdoor seating has helped Center City rebound and appears key to a sustained recovery of Philadelphia’s vibrant downtown.

Two rezoning bills aimed at preserving Society Hill will not have exclusionary impacts, writes Society Hill Civic Association President Larry Spector.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.

A touring exhibit is bringing the Afro pick to cities across the U.S. ahead of the November election, to continue conversations about racial injustice.

By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.

Philadelphia sent its own powerful message of joyful unity and powerful protest to the far-right fascist group last month.

The city-commissioned study by HR&A Advisors suggests a public bank could help Philly tackle poverty and the COVID downturn.

Included are strict new building-height limits, increased parking requirements, and an end to bonuses and exemptions in the name of historic preservation.

The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

Society Hill’s proposed zoning overlay will exclude people and restrict development based on misrepresentation of history, a preservationist writes.