Tag: community event

Post Carbon Cities at Water Works

Press Release Is your city prepared for global warming and peak oil? What will happen to the local economy when oil reaches $150 a barrel? How will global warming affect the regional water supply? How should we plan for transportation, land use, and public safety while facing huge uncertainties about energy and climate? Post Carbon…

NABR Riverfront Planning Workshop

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…

Kid’s Grow Expo

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society News Release Ambler, PA (April 2007)… The 2007 Kids Grow Expo will again partner with Temple University Ambler’s EarthFest to allow youngsters to celebrate Earth Day with a number of activities and interactive displays related to environmental awareness. The Kids Grow Expo is a horticultural exhibition by and for school-age children in…

Jeff Benedict Refutes Casino Revenue Claims

Check out this great coverage from Hallwatch.org. Jeff Benedict led the fight in Connecticut to stop the expansion of gambling in that state. He offered great insight into what it takes to win as well as arguments that refute the casinos claims that they will bring great revenues and jobs. Watch video clips of his…

The Plan and the People

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

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…

PennPraxis Plan Unveiling at Seaport Museum Tonight

Come out to the Seaport Museum, beginning at 5:30PM, festivities to begin at 6:30PM. There’s refreshments and free parking too. Harris Steinberg, executive director of PennPraxis, the group that’s been steering the community-driven plan for our Delaware Riverfront, will be handing over the results of the year long process to the City and to citizens.…