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
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
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
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
