Learning how Philly government works can be a circuitous and sometimes frustrating thing. In my experience, it takes years. It takes…
By Venise Whitaker Generation X was described as the latchkey kids. We were the unfocused youth, the children of divorce. My…
Sitting in front of a crowd of over one hundred, Tya Winn asked a row of audience members to stand. “There…
Michael Greenle facilitated the process that created PlanPhilly in 2006, shaped its outreach strategy at PennPraxis, stewarded its move from Penn…
On this day in 2006 then-Mayor John Street signed an executive order to create a civic vision for seven miles of…
When the University of Pennsylvania acquired DuPont’s old Marshall Labs site downriver from the main campus, the vision for this new…
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” ― Jane Jacobs, The…
PlanPhilly was a proud partner of this year’s TEDxPhiladelphia event, New Workshop of the World. As we look forward to…
For years Philadelphia has tried to build its way out of our affordable housing problem through new construction. But a smarter…
The story of Orinoka Mills is tangled in the many tired, typical Philly tropes about disinvestment, deindustrialization and decrepitude. Once known…
Philly passed a new milestone on the long road to realizing its future Land Bank: On Friday the Philadelphia Housing Development…
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly, Emily DiCicco and Anthony Liberto are sharing dispatches from Logan and Olney. For…
How do you balance the sensitivity required to operate an active cemetery, with the need to preserve and share the rich…
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly, Emily DiCicco and Anthony Liberto are sharing dispatches from Logan and Olney. Emily…
Want to learn all about the nuts and bolts of planning, zoning, and development in Philly? Become a more engaged citizen…
Most folks come to the South of South Neighborhood Association’s office at 1901 Christian Street for a recycling bin, but…
Get out your explorers gear and let your inner plannerd out for the day: PlanningCamp is headed to Philly on February…
Roxborough has been in the news recently due to new development projects along Ridge Avenue, the main artery of this Northwest…
Want a say in regional planning choices? You may be in luck. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)…
Ready to roll up your sleeves and learn how city planning, zoning, and development processes work in Philly and what engaged…