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Priorities for Growth: Balancing Competitiveness & Inclusion

On June 25, 2019, CPDC hosted a moderated discussion with panelists with diverse perspectives to talk about how Philadelphia can balance competitiveness and inclusion.

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SEPTA’s Safety Protocols

SEPTA is working day and night to keep their riders and staff safe and healthy, whether they’re taking Regional Rail downtown or making their way around town on our subways, buses or trolleys.

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Looking Beyond the Pandemic

On Wednesday, December 15, CPDC hosted a virtual membership meeting to review the CCD/CPDC’s December monthly update, Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery and discuss with industry leaders the current status and future prospects for Center City’s office, health care, technology, retail and residential sectors.

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Video- Parkway 100: Envisioning the Future

In 2017, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, CPDC and History Making Productions produced a video that explores the history and development of the Parkway, and sets the stage for a discussion of the challenges, opportunities and recommendations for the future.

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Center City Digest, Summer 2025

This summer edition of the CCD/CPDC quarterly newsletter features President & CEO Prema Katari Gupta's essay, Mythbusting Through the Power of Data and Placemaking. Plus, summer events, employee spotlights and more.

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Center City Retail Report, November 2024

Our year-end 2024 Center City Retail Report pulls together the latest data on retail occupancy, demand, and leasing activity and explores emerging trends and opportunities that will shape Center City’s retail landscape in the coming years.

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Turning On the Lights Upstairs

A guide for converting the upper floors of older commercial buildings to residential use.

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Pedestrian Count Report - September 2017

A monthly count of pedestrian traffic in Center City Philadelphia. With the installation of 14 cameras that measure pedestrian volumes 24 hours a day, the CCD now provides retailers, brokers, and developers with detailed counts and analyses of hourly trends.

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Philadelphia's Economic Recovery Continues

Recovery is progressing by nearly all measures: employment, hotel occupancy, retail and restaurant sales, transit ridership, pedestrian volumes and city tax collections are all up. Job recovery is slow but steady and most significantly, Philadelphia’s unemployment rate fell in October, to the lowest point since 1990.