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Center City continued its steady process of recovery in June and during the first three weeks of July with pedestrian volumes reaching 92% of 2019 levels. The robust recovery of residents and visitors has led the way, while the number of workers in June approached 100,000, attaining 76% of June 2019 levels.
The Center City District released its 2025 Annual Report outlining the organization's impact. The report provides an overview of the CCD's operations and highlights its accomplishments.
The newly released Quarterly Market Update Q2 2025 looks at the ever-shifting dynamics in Center City’s office market. The report brings together building performance with the latest research to provide a holistic look at both the economic environment and the on-street experience for Center City workers.
CCD President & CEO Prema Katari Gupta's cover essay offers a research-driven glance into downtown Philadelphia's residential growth and what it indicates for Center City, office and retail occupancy and the decrease of serious crime. Also inside: CCD Parks summer events, employee appreciation breakfast recap, the recently published State of Center City annual report and much more.
In this spring edition of the CCD/CPDC quarterly newsletter, President & CEO Prema Katari Gupta's essay, Celebration and Stewardship, reveals the newly created vision, mission, and value statements of CCD. Prema also explains that in times of citywide celebrations, all roads inevitably lead to the streets and public spaces of Center City.
This groundbreaking study by the CCD examines over 2.5 miles of Philadelphia's alley network with the goal of transforming these underutilized spaces into valuable public assets. This comprehensive survey of 45 Center City alleys, reveals significant challenges but also significant, achievable potential to evolve into safer, cleaner, and more active urban spaces.
As a preview of this year's State of Center City report, a look at Center City's retail makeup.
As a preview of this year's State of Center City report, a look at the hourly pedestrian traffic, by time of day.
This edition of the CCD and CPDC quarterly newsletter includes: CCD President, Paul R. Levy's cover essay about the current status of recovery in Center City and what’s required from local leaders, a new promotion in CCD’s leadership team, streetscape improvements, the return of seasonal amenities to CCD Parks and the latest initiatives supported by CCDF.