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NEIGHBORHOODS:
Bella Vista
Callowhill
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Hawthorne
Italian Market
Logan Square
Northern Liberties
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East Poplar
West Poplar
Queen Village
Rittenhouse Square
Society Hill
Southwest Center City
Spring Garden
Washington Square West

COUNCIL POSITIONS:
TBA - Philadelphia 2035 zoning established 2012

RESOURCES:
Center City District
Center City Residents' Association
Old City Civic Association
South of South Neighborhood Association

Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza
MLK Plaza is a mixed-income HOPE VI residential area along 13th Street in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia.
High School for Creative and Performing Arts
 
Old Incinerator Site/Festival Pier
Proposed Riverwalk Casino site at Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue. At 11 acres, it was the smallest site of the five considered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in 2006.
Planners present draft of new Delaware Riverfront zoning aimed at meshing future development with city's goals

The in-the-works document - which is expected to be modified before it reaches City Council in the spring - would prohibit development that blocks the future extension of key streets to the river.

Look Up! Will Price's contribution to the Chestnut Street landscape

The beautiful Jacob Reed building is a blend of Italian grandeur and Arts & Crafts individualism. 

 

Under the Clothespin: Sneak Peek

From Eyes on the Street: Artists Miriam Singer and Emilie Ledieu have been busy building Under the Clothespin, a whimsical cityscape mosaic, in the Centre Square subway entrance. Here’s a sneak peek at their soon-to-be-revealed project.

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Events

Love Train: Find Love on SEPTA
February 12, 2012 - 2:30pm - 5:00pm
TreePhilly Launch
February 14, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Philadelphia Cycling Committee Meeting
February 21, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
ULI Philadelphia ǀ Transformative Regional Game Changers: Let's Dare to Dream (and Evaluate)
March 1, 2012 - 8:15am - 10:30am
PhillyCAM Public Access TV Grand Opening
February 8, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Center for Architecture: 2011 Ed Bacon Prize Winners and Awards Ceremony
February 1, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Historical Commission Meeting 1/13
January 13, 2012 - 9:00am - 11:00am
SMPS Philadelphia Chapter ǀ Smart City/Smart Plans: Philadelphia’s Next Phase of Development
January 11, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Bicycle Coalition Volunteer Night
January 4, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Philadelphia Cycling Committee Meeting
December 20, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Philadelphia City Planning Commission Monthly Meeting 12/13
December 13, 2011 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Holiday Hula at Flower Show Pop-Up Shop
December 12, 2011 - 8:00am - December 16, 2011 - 2:30pm
Historical Commission Meeting 12/9
December 9, 2011 - 9:00am - 11:00am
AN EVENING WITH JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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