West Philadephia

West Philadelphia - Planning District D

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UPDATES

The Neighborhood Plan by Walnut Hill, September 2007

PlanPhilly Notebook: Matthew Bergheiser Named New Executive Director of University City District

University City District Statement of Community Benefit

Market Street Revitalization Project

Baltimore Avenue Pedestrian Lighting Survey

Lancaster Avenue streetscape improvements

University City District report, September 2008

Click here to request to have your block part of a Fall Community Cleanup!

Baltimore Avenue public art project (Daily Pennsylvanian)

West Powelton/Saunders Park Neighborhood Plan

STORIES

The Woodlands, then and now

Council Districts: (3) Jannie Blackwell; (4) Curtis Jones, Jr.

Neighborhoods include:

Mantua
University City
Powellton
Cobbs/Mill Creek
Wynnefield
Haddington
Overbrook
East/West Parkside

Points of Interest

Cobbs Creek

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobbs_Creek

Cira Centre

After opening in 2005, Cira Centre became the first new construction tower built in Philadelphia since 1992.

The Palestra

Website:www.pennathletics.com

West Philly issues crop up in Transit First trolley study

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission notes that terrain and size of blocks on Route 34 can influence effectiveness of consolidated stops and signal preemption

South Street Bridge construction update

Plates and decking are being laid out over 11 piers. If work continues at its current pace, PennDOT believes the new bridge should be open in December 2010.

Looking beyond cities’ ‘broken windows’

Health concerns appear to be the new Square One for redevelopment of blighted neighborhoods, specialists said at an Urban Sustainability Forum last week. Solutions are being sought by “building safer communities through sustainable land use.”

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