Development

Denver just became the latest major city to launch a comprehensive plan for repairing and expanding its sidewalk networks. What is Philly waiting for?

A new report makes the case that the right tax incentive structure — even in regulation-heavy CA — changes everything when it comes to building affordable housing.

What the latest Census reveals about the geography of urban and suburban population growth and shrinkage

Her budget proposes four new H.O.M.E. bills that could provide more housing and also support SEPTA. But they don’t go far enough

In all the talk over closing and fixing Philly schools, there is no mention of building new ones that might serve the community better into the future. Can we look to New York City and Boston for solutions we should steal?

The Center City legislator’s proposed bill would block more than 90 percent of city building projects, just as Mayor Parker says to build, build, build

More than a decade after a luxury hotel was promised, the property sits empty. As for that new African American Museum ...

Six years after Covid, nationwide, urban recovery is real, but it’s uneven — and newly at risk. What cities are doing it right?

The U.S. has a prominent, federally funded, $17 billion example of successful, economically integrated community building. The nation’s leading housing expert explains why we’re not using it to solve our housing crisis

The Economy League’s executive director responds to Philly Mag’s roundtable about the struggling corridor with an idea to boost the neighborhood’s economic potential