Come along as Eyes on the Street explores the industrial landscape of the Lower Schuylkill to see what on earth is on those 4000 acres and why we should care about the Master Planning effort underway to chart a new course for the area. Public meetings about the plan are this Wednesday and Thursday evening.
April 16-20: Tom Finkelpearl | Homeowner Workshops | Archaeology in Philly | Urban Heat Islands | Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Building to be reused as Police Command Center
In his budget address Mayor Nutter announced the city’s intent to reuse the former Provident Mutual Life Insurance building at 4601 Market as the new command center for the Philadelphia Police Department. Will this incredible building finally get a new lease on life? Eyes on the Street walked the property inside and out.
Lower Schuylkill from hidden to hotbed?
How should Philadelphia capitalize on 4,000 acres of well-sited vacant and underused industrial land on the Lower Schuylkill?
Planning the Lower Schuylkill, Agassi funds reuse for charter school, PHA owes HUD $700k, Center City’s long-term strength tied to schools
January 17-20: Robert A.M. Stern, Megaprojects & The Battle for Atlantic Yards, Chang, Lower Schuylkill Master Plan open houses, Philadelphia’s walkability
Darrell Clarke’s revenue plan, Venice Island eyesore, Church moves partly due to parking woes, transition at the Navy Yard, SEPTA’s flat budget
City seeks study of Family Court Building as prelude to redevelopment
As a new home for Family Court is being built at 15th and Arch, PIDC has issued an RPF to study the WPA-era Family Court Building at 1801 Vine with a view toward soliciting developer proposals for the historic property in early 2012.
South Philly bikes, PIDC loan to papers, Community Design Collaborative as matchmaker, Occupy digs in its heels
DAGspace: Planning for Industrial Growth in Philadelphia: PIDC Takes Aim
In the first DAGspace for fall, Janice Woodcock tackles the thorny question of Philadelphia’s possible future as a center for industry. She finds bright possibilities, but warns that they will be dimmed if we do not plan carefully.
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