Housing and community development advocates see block grants as key to neighborhood development, but funding would be cut substantially under the budget being considered by the House of Representatives. As the House votes today or tomorrow, the development of Lancaster Avenue and other projects hangs in the balance. Christopher Mote reports

Transit oriented development is going to shape the way the city plans its future. New contributor Greg Meckstroth looks at Philly’s TOD scheme in comparison to Chicago and Washington, DC with some lessons to be learned

The developer who created the Bronx’s Via Verde, a new model for green, high density affordable housing, has the promising Paseo Verde, a North Philadelphia version, in the works