Working every day to enhance the vitality of Center City.

Center City District has helped transform downtown Philadelphia with a simple but ambitious mission to make the downtown clean, safe and attractive for people to work, live and enjoy.

Center City District has enlivened the downtown by transforming Dilworth, Sister Cities, John F. Collins and Cret Parks into award-winning destinations in downtown Philadelphia. Explore the CCD-managed parks today.

Your business belongs in the heart of Philadelphia, the fifth largest metropolitan region in the country, a destination of choice for companies seeking a thriving urban setting.

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is turning 100! Find out how the Center City District has worked to transform the Parkway into an animated, pedestrian-friendly cultural campus.

Examining housing development in Greater Center City, the balance between supply and demand, and potential impediments to Philadelphia’s revival.

This report is meant to start the conversation about traffic congestion, focusing on why it occurs, how it is (or isn’t) currently being managed, and what Philadelphia can do differently to improve conditions.

In October 2016, the CCD broke ground on Phase l of this $10.3 million project that will turn a dilapidated quarter-mile portion of the former Reading Viaduct into a vibrant green park.

Pulse, a specially commissioned work of public art created by internationally recognized artist Janet Echelman will be integrated into the programmable fountain at Dilworth Park

Find the latest news about Center City District, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, the Center City District Foundation and downtown Philadelphia.

Find recent press releases for the Center City District, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation and the Center City District Foundation.

A bi-weekly roundup of real estate, development, economic, government and other news concerning Center City.