by Brion Shreffler – People were pouring into the Convention Center and I suspected I was in the wrong place. The signs for The Home Show and an attendant inside told me as much; the planning meeting was across the street. I had my doubts that people would show up for a city planning meeting…
Category: Planning
Love Us Back
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by Nathaniel Popkin A month ago the Septa board voted to kill the system. Well not exactly a bullet to the heart. More like the way the American military likes to take care of the “world’s most dangerous terrorists:” the long, slow death by torture. Capital funds will be used to operate the system. That…
The Soccer Pitch
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by Brion Shreffler – Politicians and the lords of the PA Gaming Control Board say that they want to put something on the blighted and underdeveloped Delaware Riverfront. They want something to spur economic growth and to create copious jobs within the city of Philadelphia. Why not soccer? Why not finally give the people of…
NABR Riverfront Planning Workshop
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NABR Press Release Save the Date- April 28, 2007 8:30AM Registration 9:00AM – 1:00PM Workshop Old Brick Church Marlborough & Richmond Streets Neighbors Allied for the Best Riverfront (NABR) will be hosting a planning workshop where participants will develop alternative design proposals for the 2 proposed casino sites- the so-called “SugarHouse” site at Delaware and…
PennPraxis Process R.I.P.?
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Well, this is sad to write. I attended the steering committee meeting of the PennPraxis/Philly Planning Commission-led central Delaware Riverfront development initiative on January 29th. It was an excellent meeting. Paul Levy of Center City District led with the proposal that the Praxis plan be flexible with a build/no build option concerning the casinos. There…
Talking Transit with Marc Stier
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With SEPTA going through yet another funding crisis, the future of transit is once again a hot topic. As cities look forward to find solutions to the problems of tomorrow- increased populations, the effects of high carbon emissions, and rising fuel costs- transit issues become more important. From everything to figuring out the best way…
The Plan and the People
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Last week PennPraxis sponsored three “value” forums to begin laying the foundation for the Central Delaware Riverfront design plan. The idea was to distill individual views into a set of common values. That so many residents came out to the meetings shows their concern for and commitment to smart city planning. Underlying the involvement of…
River Planning Picks Up Steam
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Participants in the December 4th Advisory Group meeting for the PennPraxis-led Delaware Riverfront plan covered a range of topics, noting first a citywide parallel effort to engage the citizenry in growth and planning issues through a series of “Great City” forums. If the meetings of the Central Delaware planning initiative’s Advisory Group are a microcosm of…
The People’s Waterfront
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by Caryn Hunt “What if?” asks native Philadelphian and PennPraxis executive director Harris Steinberg. What if Philadelphia could transform itself into a truly world-class city? What if we created “one of the greatest boulevards in the world”? What if that plan was for a “public realm along the waterfront that is so Philadelphian that all…
A ‘GreenPlan’ for Philly
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GreenPlan Philadelphia’s Open Spaces Plan How do you grow the city in a responsible way? How do you ensure that what you plan for is sustainable? How do you integrate existing community plans into a comprehensive plan for the city’s future? These are some of the questions the City of Philadelphia seeks to answer through…
