The gateway to West Fairmount Park is about to get a serious makeover with people and progressive public space practices as a priority. John Henry Scott reports

Google mapping program will bring virtual hiking to Fairmount Park

With a land swap championed by Councilman Bobby Henon, Philadelphia gained a win-win scenario with the expansion of Dietz & Watson’s facilities and a new riverfront park. Plan Philly’s Jared Brey and Hidden City’s Brad Maule explore the future park in Bridesburg—the riverfront neighborhood which will finally have access to the riverfront

With Pier 53 officially open on the Delaware Riverfront today, Philadelphia welcomes its newest park—and its newest piece of public art. Brad Maule profiles Jody Pinto’s Land Buoy and the tale of art, nature, and immigration it weaves on the site where her father came to America with his family

While hiking alone yesterday in the Wissahickon, Brad Maule encountered two dogs running off-leash, and they didn’t respond well to his trash grabbing apparatus

On the back side of the back nine at Sedgley Woods Golf Course, a ruin has become a canvas for graffiti writers. Brad Maule finds many a famous name in the story of The Cliffs in Fairmount Park

As the Bartram’s Mile segment of the growing and trail along the Schuylkill Banks inches closer to reality, neighbors and park users are invited to provide their feedback at meetings tonight and next Monday. Brad Maule has the latest on Southwest Philly’s next major green space

Germantown’s Happy Hollow Playground & Recreation Center is currently under consideration for historic designation by the Historical Commission. Kim Broadbent tells us how it laid the groundwork for all the city’s subsequent playgrounds and rec centers