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The current draft of the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan calls for developing the 3,700 acres along the river into three distinct areas
The current draft of the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan calls for developing the 3,700 acres along the river into three distinct areas: The Innovation District. These 500 acres nearest University City…
Planning Commission launches work on University City/Southwest district plan
Planning the future of the University City/Southwest District calls for a bit of a balancing act, said West Philadelphia planner and project manager Andrew Meloney at the first public input session…
Critics of planned Eastwick apartment complex say it would harm the John Heinz refuge and increase flood risk
Eastwick residents, advocates for the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network have coalesced to fight a 722-unit, 35-acre apartment complex proposed for city-owned land adjacent to the…
Mid-point report on Lower Schuylkill Master Plan
Philadelphians got a first look at a still-in-development plan to restore 4,100 acres of industrial land along the Lower Schuylkill to its former role as an economic engine, while simultaneously adding…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
PennDOT meets to discuss how trees, lighting, crosswalks can complement I-95 plans
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been meeting with representatives from neighborhoods and organizations along the I-95 corridor from Vine Street to Allegheny Avenue to find out what long-range plans these…
Figuring out how to make Philly work better
July 21 By Kellie Patrick GatesFor PlanPhillyLocal and national experts in sustainable and regional planning will gather at The University of Pennsylvania this week to ponder the idea of…
