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You are viewing 54 articles for 2013 by the author Kellie Patrick Gates
Penn Street Trail opens
A new trail segment opened Monday on the Central Delaware River Waterfront, now linking Spring Garden Street to Ellen Street, and eventually linking the East Coast and Spring Garden greenways to…
Study says Schuylkill Banks projects are an economic engine
The Schuylkill Banks trail and greenway is more than just a pretty place to get some exercise, according to a recent economic study. It will cost a total of $60 million…
Central Delaware Overlay passes city council
After more than two years of talks between First District Councilman Mark Squilla, planners, developers, landowners and waterfront advocates, City Council has passed a zoning ordinance designed to shape future development…
Central, University/Southwest district plans adopted
Philadelphia now has long-range plans for future development within the Central and University/Southwest districts. The city planning commission adopted both comprehensive plans at its Tuesday (June 11) meeting. From now on,…
Drexel, Amtrak to study expanding university and other development over rail yard airspace
Could people live, work and study in structures built over the SEPTA and AMTRAK rail yards near 30th Street Station? Drexel University and Amtrak are launching a feasibility study to find…
Central Delaware Overlay on way to full Council
A zoning bill designed to marry future development along the Central Delaware to the city's long-range development plan for that riverfront is on its way to city council. The Central Delaware…
Spring Garden proposal: Pockets of green gathering spots, art inspired by the street name
A plan to make walking or biking pn Spring Garden Street between Northern Liberties and the Central Delaware Waterfront a more pleasant experience - and by extension, to attract future development…
Planning underway for a new river wards history museum
The Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts discovered during I-95 construction through the river wards and a collection of documents and objects commemorating the Treaty of Friendship signed between William Penn…
CDAG to seek additional river access streets, billboard restrictions, on waterfront
A group of Delaware River organization representatives will ask city council to set aside two additional streets for river access and specifically prohibit electronic and possibly other billboards within the Central…
Whitman Council endorses PHL Local Gaming
Whitman Council has endorsed PHL Local Gaming's proposal to build Casino Revolution at Front Street and Pattison Avenue. Mark Kapczynski, President of the Whitman Council, and his fellow Whitman Board members,…
Some - including a SugarHouse consultant - say no to proposed casinos
Two representatives of South Philadelphia community groups urged the Pennsylvania State Gaming Control Board not to award a casino license to any of the three applicants who would build near the…
Gaming board hears from public on SugarHouse expansion plan
SugarHouse officials Tuesday urged the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to approve their modified expansion plans, which include a new “better-designed, dedicated Asian gaming area,” a 10,000- to 15,000 square foot space…
Casino hearing week in Philadelphia
For those with opinions on Philadelphia casinos – existing and proposed – the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will be in town to hear them three days next week. SugarHouse's revamped plans…
Schuylkill Banks eyes train bridge-trail connection, resumes riverboat tours
A silvery metal pier newly jutting into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia's Forgotten Bottom neighborhood offers open views of the water and the University Ave./34th St. Bridge. Glimpses of the Woodlands…
Work on Columbia Avenue sculptures gets go-ahead, other waterfront projects progress
Light-bearing bronze sculptures of turtles, and a lit-up fiberglass turkey and wolf, are on their way to Columbia Avenue, as part of an effort to better connect the waterfront to Fishtown.…
Pier 53 designs to be unveiled at Saturday's Eco-Fest
Plans to transform Pier 53 into park space will be unveiled on-site Saturday, during a morning of birdwatching and other ecologically themed events. Plans shown at Friday's Delaware River Waterfront Corporation…
Draft of University/Southwest District Plan presented to PCPC
The draft of the University/Southwest district-level comprehensive plan – which calls for dense development near transit hubs, more transit, cycling and pedestrian amenities, and protecting single-family housing stock within neighborhoods –…
PCPC receives prestigious award for comprehensive plan, zoning code and citizen outreach
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission received the American Planning Association's National Planning Excellence Award for a Best Practice at the APA's national conference in Chicago this week. The PCPC was recognized…
PCPC: Pass Central Delaware zoning bill with additional river access streets
City council should pass the proposed Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay - legislation designed to shape future development in concert with the principles of the city's plan for the waterfront – the…
Zoning bill designed to shape development of city's Delaware River master plan goals introduced
Note: An earlier version of this article said that CDAG had no issue with the elimination of Berks Street as a River Access Street. CDAG's position is actually that if Berks…
