try it
$yourJson = [{"type":"Point","coordinates":"[-77.03,38.90]"},"properties":{"city":3,"url":"xyz.com"}];
$jsonString=preg_replace('/"([^"]+)"\s*:\s*/', '$1:', $yourJson);
$stringReplace=str_replace('"[', '[', $jsonString);
$stringReplace=str_replace(']"', ']', $stringReplace);
echo $stringReplace;
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