Changing Communities

The "final design" decision to take Washington Avenue from 5 lanes to 3 was praised by many - then scrapped after concerns from vocal community organizations.

Some longtime residents of the historically Black borough in Camden County are concerned that development is coming at a cost of the town’s history.

It’s too soon to say how Washington Avenue will ultimately look, and what impact it will have on the neighborhoods surrounding it.

Baltimore uses a local preservation tax credit to stabilize neighborhoods. Could the approach help Philadelphia?

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

The local Afghan community, centered in Northeast Philadelphia, has nearly doubled with the influx of evacuees, who worry for family and friends left behind.

Teenage photographers were mentored by immigration photojournalist Ada Trillo to express their own lives through pictures.

As rental construction surges in Philadelphia, home prices are expected to level out in the new year. That’s good news for people seeking to buy.

Since the storm in September, a band of neighbors, friends, kids, teachers, and others has chopped up and moved tons of trees out of at least 270 yards.

The change aims to empower district council members and residents, but critics say it will politicize and delay real estate development.

To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.

Ahn Tran welcomed a family of Afghan evacuees as tenants in one of his apartments, in part because of his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.

A coalition of community organizations wants the new owner of the South Philly complex to protect residents from pollution and gentrification.

Though FCC maps say otherwise, county officials think Delco has huge gaps in internet coverage, specifically in lower-income areas in the southeast.