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Bullets Along the Delaware and the Paradox of a Nature Trail
City Life

Bullets Along the Delaware and the Paradox of a Nature Trail

After the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr. by Philadelphia Police officers, Ann de Forest reflects on a disconcerting walk at Pennypack on the Delaware

Searching For Frankford Creek Along A Winding Trail
Urbanism

Searching For Frankford Creek Along A Winding Trail

Sharon Barr goes looking for one of Philly’s oldest tributaries via the Frankford Creek Greenway. What she finds is an urban trail struggling to connect with its namesake

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections
Urbanism

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections

Trail connections in Tinicum Township and Lardner’s Point Park are the newest additions to the quickly expanding East Coast Greenway network in Philadelphia. Tyler Horst reports

Urbanism

Historic Green Space Restoration Underway At Bartram’s Garden

New life for an historic green space at Bartram’s Garden. Stephen Stofka reports on the restoration of Carr Garden, which dates to the early 19th century, as part of major preservation and infrastructure investment there

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


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