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A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware: Transforming Urban Excellence Along the Riverfront

The Civic Vision for the Central Delaware aims to reshape the physical, governance, and regulatory aspects of the area, enhancing urban excellence and creating a walkable, vibrant waterfront for future generations. This vision includes mixed-use development, parks, trails, and economic policies. Thousands have engaged in the planning process, emphasizing public access, city-river connectivity, quality development, economic growth, and sound implementation.

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A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware: Transforming Urban Excellence Along the Riverfront

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  1. A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware Central Delaware Riverfront Planning Process

  2. goal The Civic Vision for the Central Delaware represents a generational challenge to transform the physical, governance and regulatory landscape of the central Delaware at a critical juncture in our city’s history; establishing a framework for urban excellence for generations to come.

  3. vision The vision calls for bringing existing neighborhoods to the river’s edge with mixed-use development that extends the traditional Philadelphia street grid over and under I-95; the creation of new parks, trails and open spaces; and the creation of sound economic policies and development controls to enable the creation of a humane, walkable, dense urban waterfront.

  4. Civic engagement • 4,000 people attendedevents: riverfront walks, value sessions, principles sessions, best practices, charrette presentation • project website with more than 2,500 subscribers • over 100 news articles • multiple briefings with developers

  5. civic principles • Reconnect the city to the river’s edge • Honor the river • Design with nature • Strike the right balance • Take the long view • Protect the public good • Make it real, Philadelphia

  6. circulation framework

  7. open space framework

  8. development framework

  9. existing conditions vision plan framework

  10. mixed-use development

  11. southern area

  12. southern framework

  13. central area

  14. central framework

  15. northern area 10.08.2007

  16. northern framework 10.08.2007

  17. short term potential

  18. key recommendations 1.Improve Public Access • Provide 100’ setback from riverfront where possible • Create a naturalized edge • Improve the health of the river • Create and enhance viewsheds • Create a continuous riverfront trail • Establish parks every 2000 feet • Improve Penn’s Landing

  19. key recommendations 2.Connect the City to the River’s Edge • Create an urban boulevard and a complete street • Plan, adopt, and plat the street grid • Implement comprehensive traffic and transportation policy • Integrate mass transit on Delaware Boulevard • Capitalize on I-95 rebuild over 35 years

  20. key recommendations 3.Improve Quality of Development • Create and enforce interim zoning overlay and long-term zoning classification to codify the goals of the civic vision • Encourage evolution of land use on large parcels • Preserve natural and historical assets • Plan for growth

  21. key recommendations 4.Build on economic assets • Innovative public infrastructure financing • Build/No Build • Integrate the working port • Create relationships with anchor institutions in new neighborhoods • City/state/federal collaborations

  22. key recommendations 5.EnsureSound implementation • Execute early action projects • Get phasing right • Implement, manage, and oversee • Nurture connections outside the central Delaware • Work with incoming leadership

  23. final presentation Public Presentation of Civic Vision for the Central Delaware Wednesday, November 14, 2007 PA Convention Center 6:00 p.m.

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