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Dear PlanPhilly member,

This week on the design, development and planning news fronts:

Part I: News 

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation master plan moment

drwcBy Kellie Patrick Gates / The DRWC hosted a public interview of the five finalists - Beyer Blinder Belle/Weiss Manfredi; Civitas/West 8; Cooper Robertson & Partners; James Corner Field Operations; and WRT. Post your comments.

Improving development through preservation

masonBy Thomas J. Walsh / Fin de siècle preservation in the Big Apple was initiated by champions of an expanding city, not by bluebloods with a hobby, Penn’s Randall Mason writes in his new book, “The Once and Future New York.” Philly’s neighborhood groups might take note. Post your comments.

Transit development overlay bill nears passage

todBy Thomas J. Walsh / Councilman Greenlee's bill is considered by some to be “placeholder” legislation until the work of the Zoning Code Commission is done. Some Planning Commissioners wanted to wait on it. No-can-do, Greenlee said. Post your comments.

CDAG holds report card on waterfront progress

cdagBy Kellie Patrick Gates / Central Delaware Advocacy Group says draft that grades performance on Action Plan was not released to public after Delaware River Waterfront Corp. officials and city say they were blindsided. Post your comments.

Look Up: A Modernist trove in Northeast Philly

northeastBy Alan Jaffe / New weekly photo dominant feature examines the peculiar historic and architectural nature of Philadelphia's hundreds of unique neighborhoods. This week we focus on Greenbelt Knoll. Post your comments.

Philadelphia's tag team attempt to improve services

311By Arrus Farmer / City's Performance Management Team is simultaneously using Philly311 and PhillyStat to create new connections with and better accountability to its citizens. Post your comments.

 

Part II: Notebook 

Here are some of this week's highlights from PlanPhilly's quick-news feature:

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Part III: Opinion

 

Part IV: Events

Can't-Miss Event of the Week -- Initial Design Schemes for Pier 11 Park

WEDNESDAY, November 18: Be the first to see the initial design schemes. Meet the landscape architects, tell the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation your thoughts about each scheme and get excited about Philly’s new riverfront park.

Thurs., Nov. 12: The New Parks and Recreation: A Discussion with Michael DiBerardinis
Fri., Nov. 13: Historical Commission monthly meeting
Fri., Nov. 13: Barnes on the Parkway Groundbreaking
Fri., Nov. 13: Pennsylvania Works! Campaign
Sat., Nov. 14: Creekside Planting
Sat., Nov. 14: November Love Letter Tours
Sun., Nov. 15: Celebrate Visitor Center Opening at Beth Sholom
Sun., Nov. 15: Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Mon., Nov. 16: Center for Architecture talk with Denise Scott Brown
Tues., Nov. 17: Senior Executives Dinner with Steve Blank, ULI Capital Markets Senior Fellow
Tues., Nov. 17: Get Creative! Career Path Exchange
Tues., Nov. 17: Planning Commission monthly meeting
Wed., Nov. 18: Urban Land Institute | Emerging Trends in Real Estate
Wed., Nov. 18: Meet the Directors: Fairmount Park Commission and Friends of the Wissahickon
Wed., Nov. 18: DVGBC | The Greening of Southie: A Film Premier
Wed., Nov. 18: Zoning Code Commission monthly meeting
Thurs., Nov. 19: Architecture in Film: Metropolis
Sat., Nov. 21: UCGreen's Bare Root Planting Day

 

Until next week,
Matt Golas, Managing Editor

 

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