The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia Mayor Street's multimillion-dollar effort to reduce blight in city neighborhoods appears to be working.

Philadelphians debate whether an imitation colonial-style building from the 1960s should be preserved for its historic significance.

A critique of six civic buildings built since 2001 in Philadelphia.

San Diego's Downtown Community Plan sets forth a vision for downtown's future growth and development as an intense yet livable place.

Ground-level ozone, a common form of air pollution long linked to breathing problems, is being blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year in a new study of 95 urban areas.

Pottstown's innovative approach to land use demonstrates the power of careful zoning.

A North Philadelphia neighborhood includes technology as the foundation for an economic development plan.

Philadelphia is planning to turn it's former Navy base into a bustling urban center.

New Jersey's Highlands bill will encourage sprawl and cause pollution.

A columnist reports that Philadelphia's planning director suggests that she is "powerless" to design a better building across from City Hall.

Developers rescue two historic buildings in Center City Philadelphia from dereliction

In a trend that is defying post-9/11 predictions American downtowns continue to grow.

Community involvement is the defining difference at lively, pretty neighborhood parks around the city, from Cliveden in lower Mount Airy to Carroll in West Philadelphia, from Jerome Brown Park in Tioga to Three Bears in Center City.

This small town has the qualities that New Urbanism advocates aim to recreate.

Crime, traffic, and light pollution are among the chief impacts of Wal-Mart in western Chester County.

The Haddonfield business district is an example of how aggressive downtown revitalization efforts can pay off.

A new solution for vacant lots in blighted neighborhood works in Philadelphia.

The University of Pennsylvania lauches the Penn Urban Research Institute.

Big businesses get huge tax breaks by buying subway cars and leasing them back.

Will New Jersey Transit's newly-opened, $1.1-billion River Line bring new and investment to South Jersey towns?