PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future

On Monday, May 17th, Livable Communities Task Force Members Earl Blumenauer and Allyson Y. Schwartz will join Penn Design School’s Penn Praxis and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for a panel discussion on how we can ensure that livability is a priority for Philadelphia. The panel will be moderated by Harris M. Steinberg, FAIA of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. 

Everyone deserves access to public parks and open space.

Drexel Park, 32nd Street and Powelton Avenue

We know now more than ever the importance of park space to the health of our communities. Tell us what it means to you as the City of Philadelphia works to increase access to green space citywide.

Help shape the Mayor's action plan to create 500 acres of public green space in Philadelphia.  Join the conversation with the Department of Parks and Recreation about how green space contributes to urban life and what more public green space would mean to your community.  Each session will include a site tour, a presentation from the Parks Commissioner on the Mayor's efforts through Greenworks Philadelphia and the opportunity to have your voice heard in this important initiative.

Your opinion matters.  Join us!

Community Meetings

• Monday, June 21, 6:30 pm – Perzel Community Center, 2990 Saint Vincent St., 19149

• Tuesday, June 22, 6:30pm – Phila. Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, 19103

Refreshments provided.

For more information, visit: www.planphilly.com/green2015 or call: 215-683-3666 or 215-898-6316

3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup
Saturday, April 10

University City District and City of Philadelphia are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup to be held Saturday, April 10, 2010 (rain date, Saturday, April 17, 2010).

This year's cleanup, entitled "Keep Up the Sweep Up," will be the start of the City's sustained effort to eliminate and prevent litter and illegal dumping permanently. With ongoing strategies of education, enforcement, intense cleaning and beautification, the City is committed to keeping Philadelphia clean.

If you would like to sign up to participate or organize your block in University City please contact dexter@universitycity.org for more details and supplies.

Modena Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located east of Northeast Philadelphia Airport at Morrell Avenue.

Weekly Press: The opulent Met and Hidden City

Inquirer: a focus on Phila's hidden sites

 

Hidden City Philadelphia is a unique arts festival that brings Philadelphia’s best unknown historical and architectural landmarks back to life through original works of art. It runs May 30 through June 28, 2009.
 
There are many historical and architectural landmarks around Philadelphia that at one time were all important to the city’s neighborhoods, but their significance – and in some cases their existence – has been forgotten over the years, making them hidden to the people who walk, run, or drive by them every day.  Performing and visual artists have created dance, music, sculpture, video, print, and mixed media pieces inspired by the history and architecture of their selected sites to draw attention back to the important people and places forming Philadelphia.

 

CLICK HERE FOR A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, April 4

2nd Annual Philadelphia Citywide Cleanup/MLK Day of Service

 

April 4, the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is Philadelphia's Annual Citywide Spring Cleanup and Day of Service. Last year's was the largest cleanup day in the City's history - and we want to help make this year's even bigger!

Check out http://www.phillycleanup.com/pages/Home.asp?Section=Home for more information, or contact your local CDC or neighborhood group to get involved.  Here is some contact information for some neighborhoods:

 

Northern Liberties:

In the morning neighbors can clean their own blocks or join a cleaning team to target weedy, trash-strewn lots and graffiti. In the afternoon we have spring cleaning projects planned at Liberty Lands. To get involved, contact Lara Kelly at trash@nlna.org.

 

University City:

University City District, in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park, CLIP Project and Philadelphia Department of Streets, will assist your block by providing bags, work gloves, and trash/leaf pick up.

For more information, contact Dexter Bryant at dexter@ucityphila.org or 215-243-0555 x236.

DUE TO OVERWHELMING ADVANCE RESPONSE, REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COPIES OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND FEEDBACK FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AFTER THE EVENT. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

 

This marks the next round of public input in the Kimmel Center Public Space Project, organized by PennPraxis and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement and sponsored by the Kimmel Center to develop ideas on how to further enliven the building's public spaces.

 

The Civic Feedback Session will give citizens the opportunity to view initial design concepts developed for the Kimmel public spaces and provide feedback in response to the ideas that will help enrich strengthen the work.

 

Design students from University of the Arts and University of Pennsylvania will present their ideas, all of which grew from the Design Principles developed out of the public forums held in January. The Principles will serve as the basis for the public dialogue.

 

6:00 -- registration

7:00 -- presentation in the Perelman Theater

8:00 -- discussion in Commonwealth Plaza

9:10 -- design panel in Perelman Theater

9:30 -- end

Morrell Park

Morrell Park sits on the eastern side of the Far Northeast, north of Grant Avenue and east of Northeast Philadelphia Airport. One of the quirks about Morrell Park is that many of its homes have garages facing the street, something quite different from the traditional Philadelphia rowhouse design. Most homes also have kitchens that face the front, living rooms that face the rear of the property, three or four bedrooms, and about 1,200 sq ft of living space. There are not many through thoroughfares since many streets curve to conform to the natural topography of the area.