Inside the Rodin Museum a three year, phased conservation project almost finished. Here’s what’s been going on behind the Museum’s closed doors since last fall.
Archive for Category: "Featured"
From Above: Building the Parkway and Art Museum, 1920 and 1921
Ever wonder what the Parkway looked like in its earliest years? What the art museum looked like when it was under construction? Here’s an aerial peek from the 1920s.
Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby Celebrates Human-Powered Transit
The sixth annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby attracted more people than ever to Kensington’s streets where crowds watched the parade of handcrafted, human-powered floats loop through the neighborhood and attempt to cross a giant mud-pit finish line on Saturday. [video] [slideshow]
Barnes Materials: extraordinary textures
I took a spin through the new Barnes yesterday, taking a close look at the extraordinary materials and finishes that adorn Tod Williams and Billie Tsien’s design. Here’s what I saw. [slideshow]
Sister Cities Park Snaps
Sister Cities Park opened on Thursday, and Eyes on the Street dropped by to take in the scenery. [slideshow]
Hardship at 40th and Pine
Will the Historical Commission grant Penn permission to demolish a designated building at 40th and Pine on Friday? Penn is making the case for a preservation hardship that is complicated by interrelated zoning and historic preservation issues, and delicate relations with its West Philly neighbors.
Sister Cities Park: Logan Square’s new high-impact, playful park
Sister Cities Park will open on Thursday May 10, a year after construction began. The new park is a heavily programmed space aimed at drawing more people to the Parkway. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside.
Barnes preview blitz
The construction fence is down around the Barnes, as opening day draws near. Here’s a peek at the site and its landscape. [slideshow]
Multi-modal with MOTU: Cycle logic [Part 2]
![Multi-modal with MOTU: Cycle logic [Part 2]](http://planphilly.com/eyesonthestreet/wp-content/themes/yamidoo_pro/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://planphilly.com/eyesonthestreet/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/EOTS_MOTU_HOMEPAGE_FEATURED.png&w=170&h=120&zc=1)
In Part 2 of this cycling edition of Multi-modal with MOTU, Eyes on the Street cruises Center City’s bike infrastructure seeking answers about the challenges of adding bike lanes to an intimate grid, the ripple-effects of bike lanes, and the overall thinking behind MOTU’s approach. [Read Part 1 here.]
Multi-modal with MOTU: Biking about
Ever wondered just how a bike lane is installed, pedestrian plazas get built, or a greenway takes shape? I recently rode around the city with two planners in the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and lived to write about it. Come along with Eyes on the Street for the first in a series we’re calling Multi-modal with MOTU. [Part 1 of 2]
Recent Comments