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Department of Planning and Development

Creating strong neighborhoods with empowered residents.

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Department of Planning and Development

What we do

The Department of Planning and Development works in collaboration with communities to promote, plan, preserve, and develop successful neighborhoods for all.

Reaching these goals requires city agencies to work together with residents, businesses, developers, advocates, funders, and each other. Planning and Development has a team of agencies that do just that. Our agencies include:

We also partner with the PHDC.

Together we are charting a vibrant future for our city.

Connect

Address
1515 Arch St.
13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email planning.development@phila.gov
Phone
Phone: (215) 683-4601
TTY: (215) 683-0286
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Announcements

Announcement

DHCD Public Hearing Needs Assessment and CAPER

The City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will conduct two public hearings (in-person or virtual) to provide the residents of Philadelphia with an opportunity to comment on neighborhood housing and community development needs and the 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which covers all activities completed or in progress during the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. These comments are solicited as part of DHCD’s planning process for fiscal year 2027. Residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties are invited to offer comments on the HOPWA portions of the CAPER. This public hearing is the next step in preparing the Annual Action Plan for Year 52, which will allocate federal and state funding.To view the full details, please click here.

The CAPER is available online at https://www.phila.gov/documents/five-year-consolidated-plan-annual-action-plans-and-reports/. Hard copies of the CAPER or CDBG Financial Summary Report are available by appointment only. Please email mirta.duprey@phila.gov.

The In-Person CAPER/Needs Assessment Hearing will be held on:

Tuesday, March 10, 2025, 2-5 p.m.* at 1234 Market St., 17th Floor
NOTE: Attendees need an ID to  enter the building.  Please register to attend by emailing mirta.duprey@phila.gov.

The Virtual CAPER/Needs Assessment Hearing will be held on:

Wednesday, March 11, 2025, 6-8 p.m.*
TO REGISTER: Click Here
NOTE: Please use the registration link to indicate whether a sign language interpreter will be required.

To testify at either hearing you MUST REGISTER by emailing mirta.duprey@phila.gov by Friday, March 6th.  Those unable to participate may email written, signed comments by Monday, March 16th, 2026 to saundra.malanowicz@phila.gov  or you can mail them to the following address:

DHCD Communications Department
1234 Market St., 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
RE: Hearings

 
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Events

  • Mar
    10
    Event
    Philadelphia City Planning Commission - Special Meeting
    9:00 am to 10:30 am
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102
    Event

    Philadelphia City Planning Commission - Special Meeting

    March 10, 2026
    9:00 am to 10:30 am, 2 hours
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102
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    This is a special meeting of the City Planning Commission to provide approval on the FY27 Capital Budget and FY27-FY32 Capital Program prior to introduction at City Council.

    Agenda, meeting materials and access information available at https://www.phila.gov/departments/philadelphia-city-planning-commission/public-meetings/  

    Participate in-person:
    You can attend the City Planning Commission meeting in person. Meetings are held at:
    One Parkway Building
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Participate virtually (Zoom):
    If you have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us online: You will be able to view the meeting and submit questions. 

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84629842291?pwd=YXRaTmdIeE04YXAvelVxcVZCVVhkZz09

    •    The meeting will begin at 9:00 AM
    •    Zoom may ask you to add an extension to your browser before you log in.
    •    Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    If you do not have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us on your landline telephone. You will be able to listen, but not see the presentation.  
    •    Dial: +1 (267) 831-0333
    •    Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    Members of the public have multiple ways to comment on agenda items. When the agenda item that you are interested in is being discussed, members in person will first have a chance to state their comment. If you attend virtually, you can use the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. If you are joining by phone, you may also use the “raise hand” feature by dialing “*9” during the public comment period.  

    Participate with written comment:
    We will also field questions and comments by email. Questions and comments must be received before noon the day before the Planning Commission meeting in order to be considered. Please send emails to: planning@phila.gov 

  • Mar
    11
    Event
    Philadelphia Art Commission meeting
    9:30 am to 2:00 pm
    One Parkway Building, 1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Event

    Philadelphia Art Commission meeting

    March 11, 2026
    9:30 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    One Parkway Building, 1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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    Agenda, meeting materials, and instructions for participation are posted to the Art Commission website ahead of each meeting:
    https://www.phila.gov/departments/philadelphia-art-commission/public-meetings/
  • Mar
    13
    Event
    Historical Commission monthly meeting
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Event

    Historical Commission monthly meeting

    March 13, 2026
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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    The Historical Commission will hold its Friday, March 13, 2026 meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029. Applicants, property owners, and the public may attend the meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, or remotely on the Zoom platform using your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.

    The meeting agenda, applications, nomination materials, and recent meeting minutes are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page. The Historical Commission will consider adopting the minutes of its most recent meeting at the upcoming meeting. The advisory committee minutes are not formally adopted, but are considered drafts until reviewed by the Historical Commission at the meeting.

    To watch the meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on the following link on March 13.
    Link: March 13, 2026 meeting
    Meeting Password: 200033

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number on March 13.
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Meeting ID: 811 4600 8029#
    Participant ID: #
    Meeting Password: 200033#

    To offer written comments prior to the meeting, send an email to preservation@phila.gov. Written comments received before noon one business day prior to the meeting will be forwarded to the Commission members.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting (and other earlier meetings) on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission's website.

    For more information on the meeting, see the FAQs for Historical Commission's Meeting.
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