When a business owner invests in new awnings or distinctive signage, fresh paint or new lighting, she’s telegraphing community pride, expressing…
“I’ve recently started to see public spaces in the eyes of children,” said Alexa Bosse, an architect and mother of three-year…
On December 1, PennPraxis and PlanPhilly will kick off Praxis Dialogues, the first in a series of public conversations…
The Equitable Development Platform released by PACDC this week advocates for expanding several programs that support economic growth on our neighborhood…
We continue our Streetviews video series with Beth Miller, director of the Community Design Collaborative, who shares her insights on the…
A vacant school is more than a silent, empty building. It’s a public promise waiting to be renewed. Since closing 27…
In times of crippling, low school budgets, some of the most available funding for schoolyards now comes from the Philadelphia Water…
PlanPhilly is a partner for this year's TEDxPhiladelphia event, and for the next few days we're sharing ways we think Philly…
Design as process. Design as product. They’re equally important and both will be in the spotlight this evening at LEVERAGE,…
This summer the Philadelphia Water Department and PECO committed significant green (read: financial support) to the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood…
Bainbridge Green is the oddly wide tree-lined strip running down the center of Bainbridge Street between 3rd and 5th streets. Technically,…
Ease the flow of stormwater runoff, boost the flow of innovative stormwater solutions – that’s been the goal of Infill Philadelphia:…