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Every Tuesday in April, many of the most iconic buildings and landmarks in Philadelphia are shining blue to honor the heroic health care workers and first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, June 25, 2021, CPDC hosted a virtual membership meeting to review monthly transit, parking and pedestrian trends. Transportation leaders discussed how SEPTA is preparing for the return of office workers and the City is looking to balance the competing uses on Center City streets and avoid a return of traffic congestion.
This winter edition of the CCD/CPDC quarterly newsletter includes the cover essay, which describes the transformation of third spaces and retail in Center City. It also highlights Dilworth Park attractions, staff stories and 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.
With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday right around the corner, the Center City District has created a list of what’s happening in the diverse shopping districts downtown.
With the end of winter less than a month away, Center City District (CCD) is planning for continuous outdoor entertainment with spring events and attractions in Dilworth Park, Sister Cities Park and Cret Park. The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin are now closed for the season, but the Wintergarden on the Greenfield Lawn presented by TD Bank will remain open through April 3 with weekly programming for families.
Sidewalk cafés have increased by 439% since the Center City District (CCD) began surveys in 2001 and now number 372 with 5,579 seats at restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and ice cream parlors between Vine and South Streets, river to river, according to a new report from the Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation.
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.