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Viva Venice: How A Water Department Project Is Transforming Manayunk’s Social & Civic Hub
Art & Design

Viva Venice: How A Water Department Project Is Transforming Manayunk’s Social & Civic Hub

Thanks to an EPA mandate telling the Philadelphia Water Department to modernize its facilities and install an underground sanitary interceptor for major storms, the Venice Island rec center is starting over from scratch. Vivienne Tang and Brad Maule take a look at what the $45M project means for Manayunk

Unused Pedestrian Bridge Demolished By Train In Manayunk
Urbanism

Unused Pedestrian Bridge Demolished By Train In Manayunk

Another loss to the dwindling Venice Island Branch railroad, the bridge once provided worker access to plants on Venice Island. Trail advocates eye the the railroad for a Venice Island bikeway

Manayunk Canal Restoration Begins
Preservation

Manayunk Canal Restoration Begins

Dredging and maybe even hydroelectricity in the nearly 200 year old canal’s future

Manayunk Towpath Trail Reconstruction Nearly Complete
Urbanism

Manayunk Towpath Trail Reconstruction Nearly Complete

The widened trail is part of a series of improvements connected to the Schuylkill River Trail


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