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Origins Of The City Branch? Canal, Natural & Man-Made
History

Origins Of The City Branch? Canal, Natural & Man-Made

How did the City Branch subway rail line come to be located where along this corridor anyway? The answer, according to Harry K’s Philadelphia Encyclopedia, lies in natural history: it connects the narrowest points between the rivers

What To Do With The City Branch: Make It Part Of A 3 Mile Linear Park and Non-Motorized Transitway
Urbanism

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


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