Development

How to Build a 15-Minute City
Join developer Charles Lomax and PHA director Kelvin Jeremiah for The Citizen’s next Development … for Good event on May 20
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
How to Get More of the Housing Philly Needs
Two relatively simple fixes in the City’s building codes could let developers build more housing units for less money. Now is the time to make that happen
By Jon Geeting
Rebuilding Philadelphia, One Block at a Time
A nonprofit that recruits volunteers to repair homes is strengthening the physical, social, and economic infrastructure of Philly’s neighborhoods
By Malcolm Burnley
The Sensory-Friendly Hospital Building for the Future
Jefferson Health’s shiny new Honickman Center shows neurodiverse design can be both budget-friendly and beneficial to everyone
By Natalie Pompilio
Two Problems, One Solution
Better public transit access provides higher property values, and more incentive to build much-needed housing. That should be a wake-up call on the need to fund SEPTA
By Jon Geeting
A Housing Plan Held Hostage?
Mayor Parker promised 30,000 new affordable homes, but her H.O.M.E. plan mostly focuses instead on rehabbing existing houses — and relies on skeptical members of City Council to move forward
By Jon Geeting
Save Lives With Corner Daylighting
Another tool to keep pedestrians safe, like they do in Hoboken and Jersey City? Yes, please
By Jon Geeting
Pushing Back on the Antisocial
Instead, let’s claim the term "prosocial" and start to repair people, not just things
By Diana Lind
What Philly Really Needs in 2026
A Philadelphia tourism and cultural marketer argues for a different type of legacy for the city’s celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary
By Bill Gehrman
Long Live Co-Living
The housing trend changes year by year — but "adult dorms" are still a thing
By Diana Lind