Parks & Rec budget shift | Planning Commission supports Norris Square rezoning | townhouses for Rivers Edge | Mercy Street gardening | Grand Jury looks at Buck fire | SEPTA’s nerve center | Moyer rules
Last Call: Submit Spring Cleanup project ideas and request a free yard tree
Don’t forget to submit your Philly Spring Cleanup project Friday 3/30 and ask for a free yard tree by Saturday 3/31.
Civic hacking Philly, 410 Race development split, Germantown Settlement leftovers, restoring Philly’s tree canopy, District Planning starts in Lower Northeast, searching for daguerro-row
Tree Me! Free trees from Parks and Rec
TreePhilly kicks off its free yard tree campaign today, helping the city move toward its goal of adding 300,000 new trees before 2015.
Sustainable Design Competition to Rethink Rec Centers
The Delaware Valley Green Building Council’s 2012 Sustainable Design Competition asks students and young professionals to rethink four of Philly’s rec centers as green, community fixtures.
Ben Franklin Bridge ramp funding cut, city ice rinks reopen, distributing $30m in sheriff sale proceeds, Overbrook Farms Historic District vote postponed
Big zoning reform hearing, vacant school hazards, Manton Street park reclaimed and sold, Dilworth’s pedestrian problem
Ground broken at Ramp Playground for new playing fields
Holmesburg’s Ramp Playground is getting overhauled this winter thanks to a partnership project between Father Judge High School, Department of Parks & Recreation, and District Councilwoman Krajewski’s office.
This Just In: Public Meetings, PHA auctions, Shane’s Candy
Where’s PlanPhilly this week? Stay tuned for coverage of the PHA vacant property auction, zoning code reform, rezonings along the Delaware and Germantown Avenue, SugarHouse’s expansion, and more.
Hawthorne Park grows at MLK Plaza
Hawthorne Park is one of the first public parks built by the city in years. After breaking ground this spring, the new park is starting to take shape.
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