Public Spaces

After a $5 million makeover, the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia opens as a public park.

Wearing the flat sneakers they skate in, the self-appointed streets team poured in wet cement and smoothed the surfaces.

How long does it take to build a bike lane?

The organizers are calling for the city to supercharge its annual contribution to the library budget by more than 36 percent

A new mural of 19th century Philadelphia activist Octavius Catto shows a collective movement for civil rights.

After last year's citywide exhibition of 20 temporary monuments, the Monument Lab issues a report on what the public wants.

Fewer than half of the branches of Philadelphia's public libraries will be open on Saturdays this fall because of a lack of funding.

Nic Esposito, head of Mayor Jim Kenney’s Zero Waste and Litter cabinet, isn't shy about the work it will take to clean Philadelphia's notoriously filthy streets.

Hatfield House has become a hub for artists within the last year, but it still hasn't become a community space for all of Strawberry Mansion.

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for street safety improvements along Woodland Avenue.

Dilworth Park at Philadelphia City Hall has opened the first phase of its permanent art piece, "Pulse."

The bow-and-arrow hunts are planned for 10 days a year. The refuge will be closed to other visitors on those days.

A memorial honoring those 40 people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, is finally finished.

The film society partners with community organizations for each presentation.