Urbanism Building Trails From The Past To The Future In Fairmount Park In West Fairmount Park, a network of trails—hiking, biking, cross country—weaves across itself with seemingly little rhyme or reason. But the Fairmount Park Conservancy is leading a project with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to make ...
Urbanism What To Do With The City Branch: Return It To Transit As Light Rail With planning to begin on the underground City Branch railroad connecting to the Reading Viaduct, we asked our contributor Stephen Stofka to provide an alternate vision for light rail extending from the heart of Center ...
Preservation 1870s Guardbox Heads To The Shop Chris Mote is there as the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust removes an 1870s guardbox from Washington Square--one of only a dozen that still dot the city--for a two month restoration at a shop in ...
