Think Neighborhood Park
With construction on a first phase of the Reading Viaduct park planned to begin next year, we invited the Center City District's Paul Levy to give readers insight into the planning process, scope and costs. Don't think of the project as a connector or trail, but instead as public space for a neighborhood without it--space with awesome views > more
Make No Small Plans
On the elusive potential of the Ben Franklin Parkway and the necessity of thinking big (while recognizing the value of small interventions and organic change) > more
Something’s Missing
Well into the immense reconstruction of the Parkway, some questions remain...as a piece of the puzzle opens Friday....in New York > more
Viaduct Talk
For years Philadelphia has hoped to build an elevated park from the ruins of the Reading Railroad Viaduct. Now, officials are pursuing the project. > more
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