Linking Riverside Trails
Unused Grays Ferry freight bridge eyed for Schuylkill Banks connector, Penn Street trail coming along, SEPTA-commissioned report concludes that the agency needs more money, and crowdfunding gardens in North Philly > more
Another Skatepark Coming To Philly—This Time At Crescent Park
Grays Ferry to get in on sanctioned skating, shuttered Pennsport Catholic school sold to charter, Council still not happy with existing outdoor advertising code, meeting tonight on controversial zipline program in Wissahickon park, and taling sustainability with Julie Slavet > more
Wrong Side Of The Tracks: Newkirk Viaduct Monument In Photos
Brad Maule joins Brad Peniston in dusting off a 175 year old public artwork that stands mysteriously next to a seriously active railroad trunk in Southwest Philadelphia > more
Who Moved The Newkirk Viaduct Monument?
A major monument from the man who designed Girard College and the dome of the US Capitol stands jammed against the railroad tracks under a bridge in Southwest Philly. Brad Peniston wants to know why it's not somewhere more noticeable > more
New Report Seeks A Jolt Of Energy For West Market Street
Four suggestions for transit-oriented development on West Market, Universal receives a planning grant for Grays Ferry and Point Breeze, NYT curious about Philly labor violence, and Penn seeks to tie itself to the MLK legacy > more
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