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New - and reused - recommendations for West Market Street
A new Philadelphia City Planning Commission report finds that mixed-use development centered around transit stops, replacing large surface parking lots with more active uses and the relocation of some city services…
Canal Street North developer meets with NLNA, hears concerns about noise, parking, traffic
Developer Michael Samschick spoke with the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association's zoning committee Monday about Canal Street North, the development he plans to build around Canal Street at Delaware and Frankford avenues,…
Delaware Ave./Columbus Blvd. traffic study proposes more turn lanes, longer lights on weekends, and better-marked bike routes
A Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard traffic study recommends adding left-hand turn lanes onto the I-95 Northbound ramp and Washington Avenue, adjustments to the time it takes for traffic lights to cycle and…
A new plan to revitalize West Philadelphia's Lower Lancaster Avenue
There's a new plan being designed to spur development along the Lower Lancaster Avenue Commercial Corridor, through parts of the Belmont, Mantua, Mill Creek, Saunders Park, and West Powelton neighborhoods of…
Neighborhood-to-waterfront connector street projects moving forward
Progress continues on three street improvement projects designed to better link Philadelphia neighborhoods with the Central Delaware Riverfront through improved pedestrian and bicycle access, lighting, landscaping and signage.Delaware River Waterfront…
Delaware Ave./Columbus Blvd. traffic plan won't hugely impact congestion, says city transportation official
The recommendations made in a draft of the Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard traffic study “won't be hugely impactful” on roadway congestion, Philadelphia Deputy Commissioner for Transportation Steve Buckley told the Delaware River…
Second phase of plan aiming to boost walking, bike riding in Philadelphia presented to planning commission
The second half of Philadelphia's first plan to make streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians was presented to the city planning commission Tuesday. The first half of the plan, covering Northwest…
Finnegan's Wake growth dead for now
Proposed legislation that would have abandoned a section of Bodine Street to allow for the expansion of Finnegan's Wake, a Northern Liberties bar/catering hall, has died without a City Council vote.The bill…
Grants allow city planners to study transportation on Washington Ave., transit-oriented development in East Kensington
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission will next year study the future of transportation along major corridors in two changing neighborhoods.Two Transportation and Community Development Initiative grants awarded to the PCPC…
An I-95 construction update
Preliminary work has begun on the Port Richmond portion of the I-95 renewal project. Trolley service on Richmond Street is now expected to be temporarily replaced by buses sometime in 2011,…
A second look at I-95 artifacts, with a chance to tell your own river ward history
Artifacts discovered as part of the re-do of I-95 through Philadelphia's river wards will be on display during a Nov. 15 presentation at Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing…
Sound wall options given to property owners along I-95 construction corridor
On a mild night, Port Richmond resident Kathleen Briglio has a choice to make: Close the windows, or miss Jay Leno's punchlines.I-95 hovers over the edge of Briglio's Salmon Street…
Riverfront Corp. gets feedback on new Delaware Ave./Columbus Blvd. traffic study
The Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard traffic study kicking off next month will determine current vehicle counts and problem areas, but should also create projections based on potential development.Exactly how far into…
A balancing act for West Park neighborhoods
The district-level comprehensive plan for the West Park area will focus on three key areas: Centennial Park, City Line Avenue, and the relatively large amount of vacant properties contained especially in…
Waterfront Corporation, city streets department to conduct Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard traffic study
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and the city streets department have set out to determine how traffic woes on Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard can best be fixed – all while reducing road…
Deputy Mayor Rina Cutler named 2011 Public Works Leader of the Year by national magazine
Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Public Utilities Rina Cutler has been named the 2011 Public Works Leader of the Year by Penton’s American City & County Magazine. This annual award…
Girard and 9th project calls for supermarket, retail
A plan for a supermarket and retail shopping plaza on Girard Avenue at N. 9th Street received some needed approvals from the city planning commission this week.But some commissioners are…
Temple parking garage proposal goes to city council
Temple University is one step closer to building a mixed-use parking structure on a dirt lot that is informally used for parking now.There would be retail on the ground floor…
City Council to consider allowing relocation of billboards condemned in I-95 expansion
A revamped version of a controversial bill, which would allow many billboards standing on land acquired by PennDOT for the I-95 expansion project to be automatically relocated, passed city council's rules…
City Council passes one of two ordinances needed for the construction of a medical office tower at 8th and Walnut
City Council Thursday passed one zoning ordinance that makes it possible for Liberty Property Trust to build a 153,000 square-foot medical office building on top of a current parking garage at…
