Plan For City Branch Rail Park Emerges
The long awaited vision for turning the City Branch into a park connecting the Reading Viaduct and Fairmount Park will be released this week. It calls for a muscular new civic space at Broad Street and connections to the campus of Community College of Philadelphia > more
SEPTA Pledges To Rid Somerset Station Of Grime & Crime
SEPTA's Nestel says patrols will be increased, how a real-estate powerhouse has regrown West Philadelphia, masters of stained glass in Frankford, the CDC wants you to "Soak It Up," and a big sale at a Northeast Industrial park > more
Questions, Possibilities As City Branch Park Planning Advances
Design for a proposed park along the submerged City Branch railroad is pushing "continuity and connectivity," along with a bold entrance in front of the School District headquarters on North Broad Street. We have insight on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead > more
What To Do With The City Branch: Make It Part Of A 3 Mile Linear Park and Non-Motorized Transitway
With planning to begin on the underground City Branch railroad connecting to the Reading Viaduct, we asked Paul vanMeter of ViaductGreene to present his vision for turning the railbed into a linear park--a search for authenticity and connectivity in the changing city > more
Planning To Begin On “Submerged” Section Of Viaduct
A top-notch design team will jump-start the planning process for a park that could extend from the elevated Reading Viaduct west to the Rodin Museum > more
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