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Moving The Machine Forward In Old City
Preservation

Moving The Machine Forward In Old City

The trouble with Old City? After six years of struggles to redevelop the Samuel Machinery Company building, the project is finally moving forward. Apartments and a large retail space will be ready next year. Greg Meckstroth reports

Transformative Architects Set Eyes On North Broad Street
Architecture

Transformative Architects Set Eyes On North Broad Street

Award winning Oslo firm Snøhetta is bringing its transformative architecture to Temple University. Greg Meckstroth spoke with senior partner Craig Dykers to see what it means for North Broad Street—and the future of libraries

Waterfront Planners See Big Impact From Small Projects Underway
Art & Design

Waterfront Planners See Big Impact From Small Projects Underway

The groundbreaking for FringeArts’ repurposing of the historic pumping station at Race Street is just one of many ongoing projects on the Delaware Riverfront. Greg Meckstroth reports on this and the others in progress

Parking On Eakins Oval To Go Finally In Parkway Shift
Art & Design

Parking On Eakins Oval To Go Finally In Parkway Shift

Will small interventions add up? Four underutilized public spaces to be transformed according to a new plan unveiled last night. Yesterday Greg Meckstroth caught up with parks commissioner Michael DiBerardinis for insight into the plan, which was unveiled last night

Parks And Trails Advance On The North Delaware While Real Estate Development Stalls
Urbanism

Parks And Trails Advance On The North Delaware While Real Estate Development Stalls

An earlier effort to encourage residential and mixed use development north of Penn Treaty Park hasn’t panned out. But as trail and greenway projects advance, officials reconsider the right approach to former industrial parcels

If The Parkway Were A Pizza, It’d Be Awfully Plain
Urbanism

If The Parkway Were A Pizza, It’d Be Awfully Plain

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the city’s most prominent “institutional ghetto,” is at a key juncture says urban designer Greg Meckstroth. An “action plan” being crafted by the City will create some liveliness, but more transformational investment is ultimately needed

TOD Is Here; Now Let’s Make It Really Work For Us
Urbanism

TOD Is Here; Now Let’s Make It Really Work For Us

Transit oriented development is going to shape the way the city plans its future. New contributor Greg Meckstroth looks at Philly’s TOD scheme in comparison to Chicago and Washington, DC with some lessons to be learned

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