Pennsylvania

UPMC Skyline

Three New Hospitals Slated for Pittsburgh

The cutting-edge facilities are part of a $2 billion investment by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

November 10, 2017 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Parking and Driving

A Parking Success Story in Philadelphia

It's much easier to talk the parking talk than to walk the parking walk. Philadelphia, however, is showing how to actually replace overabundant parking with walkable housing developments.

November 3, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Voters Could Eliminate Property Taxes

A measure on the Pennsylvania statewide ballot in next Tuesday's election would change the state's constitution to allow local jurisdictions the ability to eliminate property taxes.

November 2, 2017 - WHYY

Back Yard

Yards Slim Down as House Size Grows

As the footprints of the average suburban home grows and lot sizes shrink, the traditional sprawling yard is getting squeezed out.

October 19, 2017 - Trulia

Philadelphia Green Bike Lanes

An Architecture Critic Lists 7 Reasons Bike Lanes Benefit All Road Users

People—on bikes, in cars, and on foot—should be able to agree that bike lanes are better for everyone.

October 13, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Another Philadelphia Developer Tries to Rebrand a Whole Neighborhood

It turns out that locals don't like self-interested, unilateral decisions that erase the place names of the past.

October 11, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Haarlem, Ntherlands

Adaptive Brew-Use

The Associated Press explores the trend of churches rebuilt as breweries.

October 10, 2017 - Associated Press via Miami Herald

Mason-Dixon Tangent Stone 66: Maryland side

The Mason-Dixon Line Is Turning 250 Years Old

The traditional dividing line between north and south will celebrate a major birthday this weekend.

October 9, 2017 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Bus Rapid Transit

Pittsburgh's Planned Bus Rapid Transit Could Leave Some Riders Behind

A proposed bus rapid transit route connecting Pittsburgh to the neighborhood of Oakland will surely benefit many commuters, but other transit commuters, including some of the poorest in the region, will face new hardships.

October 3, 2017 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Indego

Checking in on Philadelphia's Promised Protected Bike Lanes

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kinney is discovering on the job that planning is much easier than delivering when it comes to protected bike lanes—as is the case in many cities around the country.

September 29, 2017 - PlanPhilly

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh City Council Mulls Options for Affordable Housing Funding

Deciding to create an affordable housing trust fund is one thing, deciding how to fund it is another.

September 28, 2017 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philadelphia Jewelers' Row

The True Cost of Parking in Philadelphia

What will people really pay for parking? This study measures the value of garages or dedicated spaces to properties on the market in Philadelphia.

September 18, 2017 - PlanPhilly

Pittsburgh at Night

Report: How Pittsburgh Can Boost Its 'Innovation Economy'

A team of researchers at Brookings suggests ways for Pittsburgh to lock in its status as a hub of the next economy, leaving all talk of the "Rust Belt" behind.

September 17, 2017 - Brookings

Surface Parking

Philadelphia Developer Sues Affordable Housing Project Over Parking Spaces

As Philadelphia's Breeze Point gets more expensive, a market-rate developer is claiming that an affordable housing development's surface parking lot is taking up land that could be homes.

September 17, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trenton

Millions in Cleanup Funds Granted to Delaware Watershed

The grants revolve around cleanup, accessibility, and governance of the watershed, which spans four states.

September 16, 2017 - philly.com

Innovation District Taking Shape in Downtown Erie

The city of Erie, Pennsylvania, lead by a $4 million grant to Mercyhurst University, is in the process of implementing the Downtown Innovation District.

September 11, 2017 - GoErie

Judge: Keep Parking Your Cars in the Median

Parking enforcement looks the other way when residents of South Philly park in the median of Broad Street. Not even a lawsuit can change that.

September 10, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh to Gain a 23-Acre, $10 Million Urban Farm

The Hilltop Urban Farm project is moving along in Pittsburgh. Few, if any, community gardens have been built on this scale before.

August 29, 2017 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Downtown Philadelphia

Cracking Found in Frame of Philadelphia's Comcast Technology Center Tower

The soon-to-be tallest building in the nation not located in New York City of Chicago has a structural issue that required a pause on construction. The issue is not expected to be catastrophic, however.

August 23, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn's Landing

Identifying the Populations Most Vulnerable to 'Extreme Heat Events'

New research published in Applied Geography is a first step toward planning for the resilience of vulnerable populations as the heat rises in urban areas.

August 11, 2017 - Scientific American

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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New York City School Construction Authority

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Village of Glen Ellyn

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Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.