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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.
After decades of economic contraction, Philadelphia has added jobs for nine straight years, an unbroken growth streak not seen since the boom years of World War II.
As Philadelphia marks the two-year anniversary of the mandated citywide COVID-19 shutdown on March 16, 2020, Center City continues to show promising signs of recovery, buoyed by rising numbers of pedestrians who are supporting increases in retail and restaurant sales, local tax revenue, new store openings and downtown vibrancy.
1 A Foundation for the Future 4 Park Benches Adopted to Honor Beloved Radian Colleague 5 CCD Parks Host Special Events Large and Small 6 Arlee Polite: Making the Best of a Second Chance 7 Rothman Ice Rink’s Exciting Second Season All-New! Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market
1 Laying the Foundation for Dilworth Plaza 3 Dilworth Plaza Donors 4 New Pedestrian-Scale Lighting Three New Reports from CCD 5 Making a Difference for 21 Years PARK(ing) Day 6 Celebrate Winter at Sister Cities Park Holiday Opportunities to Donate 7 Restaurant Week Favorites 2012 Fall Restaurant Week
1 On the Agenda for the Next Mayor 6 Homelessness and Panhandling: A Legal Perspective 7 CSR Moses Pierce: In Step With CCD Since Day One 8 Ornamental Gates Installed at City Hall 9 Outdoor Seating Popular and Growing in Center City 10 Rothman Ice Rink to Return Stevie Wonder Performs Free Pop-Up Concert 11 CCD Parks Offer a Variety of Exciting Fall Activities