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Philly Spring Cleanup preview: Painting, river work, Chinatown street sweep, playgrounds and more
The warm weather is here just in time to get everyone outside for the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day. This Saturday, Apirl 13, volunteers at 534 registered sites across…
Flavorhoods: Tacony Hoagie Trail
Philadelphia is a city of flavorhoods, packed with distinctive tastes, treats, and personality all their own. We’re setting out to explore some of the city’s unique food assets – from specialty…
Torresdale Avenue businesses envision refreshed facades
Can an entire neighborhood commercial corridor be uplifted if enough business owners freshen up their building facades? That’s the hope brewing along Torresdale Avenue in Tacony where a new facade improvement…
Bill that would geographically expand an ordinance allowing for relocation of billboards condemned for I-95 project heads to council
A bill that would expand the ordinance allowing billboards and other structures that have been condemned to make way for I-95 expansion to be replaced without going through the usual approval…
PHA considers Liddonfield proposals
Late last year, the Philadelphia Housing Authority issued a Request for Proposals for the redevelopment of the 32-acre site of the former Liddonfield Housing Project in the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of…
Planning Commission will Consider Master Plan for Central Delaware on March 6
Master Plan for the Central Delaware wins AIA award
In early January, the American Institute of Architects announced that the Master Plan for the Central Delaware had won a 2012 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. The…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
Schools bursting at the seams in the Northeast
For most Philadelphia neighborhoods, plummeting public school enrollment is a fact of life. In Northeast Philadelphia, however, there is a different problem altogether: too many students, and too few seats.Overcrowding…
Architectural Walking Tours
The Center for Architecture is pleased to partner with the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia to bring you more walking tours of Philadelphia and its architecture. Preservation Alliance tours focus mainly…
City Paper features Petty's Island: a tale of oil lords, homelessness and vandalism
City Paper: The Island On Feb. 4, Riley will debut his newest work at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, at 13th and Locust streets, as part of Philagrafika. His subject…
Ground is broken at Lardner's Point
PlanPhilly staff report Groundbreaking took place Monday on a new, 4.5-acre park at Lardner's Point in Tacony that will replace the current “cracked pavement and weeds” with greenery, wetlands, benches, picnic tables,…
Center City: Housing Authority makes money on auction
By Christine FisherFor PlanPhilly This article was created in partnership with Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Temple University's capstone multimedia journalism class. The Philadelphia Housing Authority brought in $7 million this week…
Zoning overlays, school closings, Delaware River waterfront plan published, Tastykake factory conversion
Greetings | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr group City Council is recommending that several neighborhoods retain their zoning overlays, Amy Z. Quinn reports for PlanPhilly/NewsWorks. Among the…
This month, Trinity Church Oxford is celebrating 300 years of worship in its current building.
This month, Trinity Church Oxford (www.trinitychurchoxford.org) is celebrating 300 years of worship in its current building. Built in 1711, the church building predates Benjamin Franklin’s arrival in Philadelphia, the construction…
Zoning code versus Northeast politics
By Ian Romano and Megan PaoliniFor Philadelphia Neighborhoods Councilman Brian O’Neill, who sits on the Zoning Code Commission, said he thinks the zoning code is a disaster for regions outside…
Check out the Delaware River City Corp.'s facebook page
We’re pleased to share an article written by Kellie Patrick Gates for Planphilly.com’s website about the proposed development, Lardner’s Point Park. To read the original article, click on the following link: …
Transit-oriented development grows in Fox Chase, but doubts exist in business community
Perhaps one of the most notable characteristics of the Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia is its train station and its relationship with the businesses dotted throughout the thriving neighborhood. The…
Bike the future East Coast Greenway
Bike the future East Coast Greenway route along the Delaware River from Trenton, NJ, to Philadelphia, PA. The guided tour will leave Philadelphia's 30th Street station and proceed by SEPTA train…
Bicycle and pedestrian plan before Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Two planning meetings hosted by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission will serve as an opportunity for members of the community to share concerns and ideas about biking and walking in Philadelphia.…
