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This spring edition of the CCD/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 as well as details about CCD's 2023 budget, leadership transition, employee service recognitions, upcoming CCD park events and the latest CCDF supported initiatives.
The vitality and economies of U.S. downtowns have steadily improved since 2020. This major new CCD/CPDC report measures the recovery rates of 26 U.S. downtowns since then using various metrics, including employment, hotel occupancy, retail sales, and housing prices and rents.
The CCD's quarterly newsletter. In this issue- People who work, live, shop or dine in Center City are quite optimistic about downtown’s future. That’s apparent in the CCD’s annual customer satisfaction survey. But, there are caution flags.
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.
Since 2015, more people had been moving from New York City to Philadelphia than had been moving from Philadelphia to New York City, based on a CCD analysis of Census data.
Seasonal transitions are underway across CCD managed parks, including the return of park fountains, refreshed landscaping and the Rothman Orthopaedics Roller Rink.
CCD is starting repairs at the southern end of Dilworth Park to the glass head house that provides public access to SEPTA’s subways and trolleys. New custom-made glass was fabricated to replace several damaged panels, which are made of multiple layers of laminated structural safety glass.
CCD is pleased to introduce safe summer programming, starting with PNC presents Live @ Lunch at Dilworth Park. Beginning July 8, local musicians will perform lunchtime concerts for parkgoers every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon through August 27.