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1 Agenda for the Next Mayor 3 Street Banners Enliven Downtown 4 CCD Streetscape Improvements 6 Sharing Responsibility for Streetscape 8 Next Steps for Newspaper Boxes? 9 A Better Use for 43 Alleys? 10 Terrence Keene: Tracking Problems 11 Summer at Dilworth Park
After decades of job loss, Philadelphia has enjoyed nine straight years of job growth that accelerated in 2014. Despite the recent upturn however, the city has rebounded more slowly than most peer cities.
Jobs are back, salaries are rising, Center City’s population continues growing, conventions, tourism and retail are all rebounding, and pedestrian vitality is almost fully restored in many portions of the downtown. Office vacancy, however, is rising, challenged by a partial return to office and reinforced by a wage tax that encourages suburban residents to remain remote.
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.
On September 28, 2021, CPDC hosted an in-person panel discussion at the Union League about real estate industry trends, as highlighted in CPDC’s just released, annual Developments report (live link) The Union League required that everyone have proof of vaccination on hand and all attendees really appreciate the opportunity to catch at the first full, in-person CPDC meeting in 19 months.
The CCD's quarterly newsletter. In this issue- State of Center City 2019; CCD 2019 Budget Details; CCD Honors Employees at Awards Breakfast; and more.