Preservation Lost Buildings of 2018 Philadelphia's preservation crisis reached a critical high in 2018 with a record-breaking number of demolition permits approved by the City. Here we highlight some of the biggest loses to our built environment in our annual ...
Development On American Street, A Growing Manufacturer Holds On In the center of the debate over the future of American Street is a 20 year deli meat company, Emil's Gourmet. Will the company be swallowed up by coming residential development, or will the street, ...
Development Weighing Directions As South Kensington Evolves In this first of a three part series on the future of South Kensington, reporter Aaron Kase finds a neighborhood perched on the ...
Urbanism Talkin’ Casinos Heads up: the Planning Commission is hosting a series of open houses this week on the six proposals vying for the casino license that will be awarded later this ...
Urbanism New Zoning Code In Plain English: What You Should Know The streamlined new code, which goes into effect today, will vastly change the way the city is shaped and reshaped--and it will make it easier for you to make small changes to your own building. ...
Urbanism Where There’s A Will, There’s A Greenway The last major open air creek without surrounding green space in the city, the Frankford Creek is poised to be lined by a trail and park connecting the Tacony Creek Park, now under construction, and ...
Urbanism Making Pedestrian Oriented Avenues The Future For Lower Northeast The growing district needs livelier retail avenues, says writer Elizabeth Schlingmann. On Castor, a plan to increase density and building height to draw growth away from traditional single family streets solves two problems at ...
Urbanism Raising Expectations In The Lower Northeast One of the most diverse places in the city is growing; on the Daily this week we have coverage and analysis on plans for Frankford, Northwood, Lawncrest, Summerdale, and Oxford ...
