Center City
Chinatown: City Planning Commission and Residents Discuss Future of Roundhouse Site
Following the PPD headquarters move, city-wide outreach has begun to decide what to do with the vacant land parcel. [continue reading…]
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Business
Northeast: Residents, Local Leaders Continue to Question UPS Warehouse Plans During Review Hearing
A second design review, hosted by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, gave residents and registered community organizations another chance to express their displeasure with the development coming to 1 Red Lion Rd. [continue reading…]
Business
Chinatown: Stakeholders Tackle Crucial Development Questions As Neighborhood Grows
The story of Philadelphia’s Chinatown isn’t unique. But the history of this city’s Asian immigrant- and Asian-American home is, for residents, what makes it stand out from other stories of gentrification. Historically, Chinatowns have grown [continue reading…]
Economy
Northeast: Roosevelt Boulevard: Fusing Pedestrian-Friendly with Auto-Centric
100 years ago Northeast Philadelphia didn’t look anything like it does today. Before the mid 20th century, Northeast Philadelphia was all farmland and trailer parks that was home to small Dutch communities like Fox [continue reading…]
Government
Powelton Village: City Planning Commission Adopts University Southwest Plan
A number of West Philadelphia neighborhoods will soon go through major overhaul following the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s adoption of the University Southwest District Plan. The plan, adopted on Tuesday, June 11, is a part [continue reading…]
Economy
Spring Garden: Businesses Revitalize North Broad Street
[vimeo 63984846] The portion of North Broad Street which runs along side the Spring Garden neighborhood now hosts a business district with a variety of restaurants and residential properties. The addition of these establishments within the last [continue reading…]
Frankford
Northeast: Frankford Transportation Center Could Become a Community Hub
https://vimeo.com/60969768] In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives. Fast-forward 50 years, and urban planners are taking her observations into serious consideration, [continue reading…]
University City
University City: First Community Planning Meeting Draws Big Crowd
Community members packed a large meeting room in The Enterprise Center, located at 4548 Market St., for the first of three public planning meetings concerning the re-zoning of the University City/Southwest District of Philadelphia Tuesday [continue reading…]
Center City
Chinatown: Expansion Plans Create a Positive Outlook for the Community
Chinatown acts as a stepping stone as well as a cultural landmark for many Asian-American immigrants. There have been high hopes for the neighborhood to expand as a community. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. has been [continue reading…]
Frankford
Northeast: Philadelphia 2035 Plan Holds Second Community Meeting
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its second public meeting for the Lower Northeast District. Residents from the five neighborhoods of Frankford, Northwood, Oxford Circle, Lawncrest and Summerdale met at Saint Martin of Tours [continue reading…]