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Exterior of the Fashion District
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Urban Planning

What’s next for Philly’s Fashion District in Center City? Here’s what we know

Comcast Spectacor’s vision was shared with the Washington Square West Civic Association board as a Sixers arena alternative for Market East revitalization.

4 months ago

ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter school junior, Jostyn Polanco, shows off the root of a black simpson lettuce planted only a week before, at the school’s hydroponic greenhouse on September 6, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Education

North Philly charter school powers up its culinary program with solar

The new off-grid solar array runs an aquaponics system in a greenhouse where students will learn to raise fish and grow vegetables.

4 months ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA proposes fare hike to affect most riders currently getting discounts

As part of SEPTA's plan, the hike would require all riders to pay the current $2.50 cash fare cost.

4 months ago

Jenny Zhang speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Who do you work for?’: Opponents of Sixers arena proposal bring fight to City Council

The $1.55 billion development requires enabling legislation for demolition and construction to start. The team says it needs those approvals by the end of the year.

4 months ago

People hold up a sign that reads
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It isn’t just Chinatown’: Citywide poll shows little support for Sixers arena proposal

The results come as the team seeks the necessary legislation to move forward with demolition and construction.

4 months ago

Center City office tower
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Why some of Philly’s tallest buildings will pay smaller property tax bills in 2025

About half of the city’s 100 most valuable commercial properties have lower tax assessments for 2025, according to a WHYY News analysis.

4 months ago

A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

For safer streets, Philly advocates have legislative priorities for fall session

Road safety advocates have hit the streets demanding change, but the battle goes on in another venue –– state and local legislatures.

4 months ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process

The city argues the new rules make proceedings more efficient, but climate activists say they’re being shut out.

4 months ago

a Closed sign at the library
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Completely unacceptable’: Nearly two dozen Philly libraries closed this summer due to A/C issues

Philly libraries are used as cooling centers during extreme heat. But many have unreliable A/C.

4 months ago

A SEPTA bus on the street
PlanPhilly
Science

‘We can learn from them’: Transit professionals to gather in Philly for green bus conference

It will be the first time the Zero Emissions Bus Conference has come to the East Coast. Organizers say there’s growing interest across the country.

4 months ago

Pedestrians cross 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, July 22, 2022.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The city has finally released its Sixers arena impact studies. Here’s what they say

The four analyses are expected to help stakeholders weigh the value of building a privately funded basketball arena in Center City.

4 months ago

Listen 11:57
The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly is creating its own environmental justice mapping tool with input from residents

At the first in a series of workshops, Philadelphians raised concerns about illegal dumping, poorly maintained trees and air pollution.

4 months ago

The Brith Sholom House apartment building
PlanPhilly
Community

‘You gotta come together’: Judge approves selling West Philly’s Brith Sholom House to PHA

The authority will take over the crumbling building in West Philadelphia less than a month before a scheduled gas shut-off and sheriff’s sale.

4 months ago

Listen 1:14
A solar panel is visible.
PlanPhilly
Education

New state grant program means solar panels could bring deeper savings to cash-strapped Philly schools

The cash-strapped district expects to be eligible to apply for Solar for Schools grants and is currently working to identify good sites for solar.

4 months ago

Listen 1:11
A rendering shows a proposed apartment building along Germantown Avenue from an overhead map view
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A new apartment building will rise amid a group of Germantown landmarks

The project from Iron Stone Real Estate Partners does not need zoning approvals to move forward.

4 months ago

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