Added on April 16, 2018
Easterling Evan
10th Street , 11th Street , 8th Street , Al Beatty , Americans with Disabilities Act , Barry Seymour , Broad Street , Chinatown , City Council District 1 , delaware valley regional planning commission , DVRPC , Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School , Interstate-676 , John Chin , NJ Transit , pcdc , PennDOT , Philadelphia , Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation , SEPTA , Theresa Hu Center , Vine Street

For many Chinatown residents, the time had come to see plans for a safer future. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission held an open house Thursday at the Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School at 10th and Vine streets. The DVRPC — which is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization that serves Philadelphia and […]
Added on April 3, 2018
Easterling Evan
10th Street Plaza , 8th and Vine , Al Beatty , Chinatown , Complete Streets , delaware valley regional planning commission , High Injury Network , Holy Redeemer , Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School , I-676 , Interstate-676 , Kelley Yemen , Managing Director's Office , Office of Transportation Infrastructure Systems , oTIS , pcdc , Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation , Reviving Vine , Safe Routes to Schools and Parks , Sarah Yeung , SEPTA , Streets Department , TAC , Vine Street , Vine Street Expressway , Vision Zero , Vision Zero High Injury Network , Vision Zero Philadelphia

Initial planning has begun on measures to address pedestrian and vehicle safety concerns near the Vine Street Expressway, or Interstate-676, in Chinatown. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, which is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization that serves Philadelphia and eight suburban counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, held a kickoff meeting for its “Reviving […]
Added on February 20, 2017
Emily Rolen and Steven Bohnel
Arch of Friendship , Bryn Mawr College , Callowhill , Eastern Tower Community Center , get out the vote , Lamei Zhang , night market , Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

In a quiet office on 9th Street, red lanterns are strung from the ceiling and two long banners are hung beside a portrait of the Arch of Friendship. The office houses the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp., where special projects associate Lamei Zhang (above) sits in the back corner, tucked between two computer screens and flyers […]
Added on December 5, 2016
Robert Tierney
Chinatown , election 2016 , get out the vote , november 8th , pcdc , Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation , Vote , Voting

Election Day has come and gone and many are either celebrating or discouraged by the result. While this brought an end to the current election cycle, the work done to increase the political involvement of the Chinese community is far from over. Just this year, the nonprofit Philadelphia Tri-state Chinese American Association formed, with Yong Peng as its […]