NEIGHBORHOODS:
East Torresdale
Holmesburg
Upper Holmesburg
Mayfair
Tacony
Wissinoming
COUNCIL POSITIONS:
TBA - Philadelphia 2035 zoning established 2015
RESOURCES:
Delaware River City Corporation
Holmesburg Civic Association
The Northeast Philadelphia History Network
If it finds funding, the school district would like to embark on a major building effort in the Northeast, including a pair of new high schools, a pair of new K-8 or middle schools and a replacement building for Austin Meehan Middle School.
Planners say a greener street with improved lighting at the underpass could better link Fishtown to the waterfront and PennTreaty Park. Some neighbors are concerned that too many trees could take up too many parking spaces. A compromise is in the works.
The Delaware River City Corporation helps create a riverfront park on 4.5 acres of land immediately south of the Tacony Palmyra Bridge and in front of the City of Philadelphia Water Department’s Lardner’s Point Pumping Station.
PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future