Multi-modal with MOTU: Biking about

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]

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Lighting up 46th and Market | Nicetown transit-oriented development | Food Gardens coming in June | bridge construction | Philly Tech Week

Lighting up 46th and Market | Nicetown transit-oriented development | Food Gardens coming in June | bridge construction | Philly Tech Week
  • Shedding light on 46th and Market
  • Planning Commission approves Nicetown II
  • Food Gardens @ The Docklands coming in June
  • Three Delaware River bridges under construction
  • PlanPhilly participates in Philly Tech Week
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    April 6-8: Pop-up Opera, Green Walls, Easter Promenade

    April 6-8: Pop-up Opera, Green Walls, Easter Promenade
  • Friday: Pop-up Opera @ The Porch
  • Saturday: Green Walls @ Meadownbrook Farm
  • Sunday: Easter Promenade @ South Street/Headhouse Square
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    Christmas tree(cycling) starts this week

    Christmas tree(cycling) starts this week

    If you can help it, don’t put your Christmas tree out with the curbside trash. Choose “treecylcing” to give new life to the dead wood of holiday greens.

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    Onion Flats talks The Ridge, delayed Silverliner Vs, pedestrian plaza grants, Brandywine development at 1919 Market and maybe Cira

    Onion Flats talks The Ridge, delayed Silverliner Vs, pedestrian plaza grants, Brandywine development at 1919 Market and maybe Cira
  • Onion Flats scales up its green approach at The Ridge in East Falls
  • Silverliner Vs slow delivery because of supply issues
  • New pedestrian plazas for West Oak Lane, West Philly, and South Street
  • Brandywine financing could kickoff construction at 1919 Market, possibly Cira site
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    The Porch: a super-sized parklet full of potential

    The Porch: a super-sized parklet full of potential

    The Porch at 30th Street Station creates a public amenity out of small interventions. For now The Porch feels like a oversized parklet, but it is a work-in-progress.

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    October 24-28: Kieran/Timberlake in conversation, 40th Street urban design, Haunted HSP, Spring Garden Greenway engagement, Preserving America dialogue

    October 24-28: Kieran/Timberlake in conversation, 40th Street urban design, Haunted HSP, Spring Garden Greenway engagement, Preserving America dialogue
  • Work and Words 1: Kieran/Timberlake
  • Civic Goals and Design Strategies for 40th Street Presentation
  • Spring Garden Greenway public input meeting
  • Master Builder Dialogues: Preserving America
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    October 3-7: See Contempt, Philadelphia Orchestra at the Navy Yard, Plasterwork and interior finishes workshop, UCD at DAG, Night Market returns

    October 3-7: See Contempt, Philadelphia Orchestra at the Navy Yard, Plasterwork and interior finishes workshop, UCD at DAG, Night Market returns
  • Monday: Architecture in Film Series: Contempt
  • Tuesday: Philadelphia Orchestra at the Navy Yard
  • Tuesdsay: Preservation Alliance Workshop: Plaster and Interiors
  • Thursday: DAG Meeting with Prema Gupta
  • Thursday: Night Market Chinatown
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    September 26-30: Preservation Power | Zoning at City Council | Weatherization Workshop | LOOK! on Lancaster

    September 26-30: Preservation Power | Zoning at City Council | Weatherization Workshop | LOOK! on Lancaster
  • Monday: Jean Carroon talks Preservation Power
  • Tuesday: Zoning Hearing
  • Tuesday: Weatherization Workshop
  • Friday: LOOK! on Lancaster Avenue
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    Name Game

    Name Game

    Gateway Green? Market Place? There’s one week left to come up with a great name for the new public space coming to the south side of 30th Street Station.

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