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The Outdoor Seating report is an annual survey of outdoor cafés and seating in and around downtown Philadelphia.
CCD is welcoming the arrival of spring with outdoor activities in Dilworth Park, Sister Cities Park and Cret Park
From sidewalk cafés and well-managed parks to seasonal pop-up gardens and reclaimed office plazas, outdoor seating in Center City continues to expand and now numbers 428 locations with 6,743 seats from Vine Street to South Street, river to river, according to a new report from the Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation.
The CCD's quarterly newsletter. In this issue- Rethinking Parks; CCD Spotlight: Community Service Representative Helen Boney; Keeping Center City Clean & Attractive; and more.
This summer, CCD is launching Let’s Do Lunch, an exciting new dining initiative to support the vibrant lunchtime scene in Center City. Starting June 24 and continuing every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through August 14, groups of two or more can take advantage of special two-course lunch deals at participating restaurants.
CCD is pleased to announce the return of Open Streets: West Walnut for its fall 2025 season, marking the program’s one-year anniversary. Following a successful inaugural year that transformed sections of Rittenhouse Row into a lively pedestrianized corridor, the series has added two additional dates this fall and will run on Sundays from September 7 through October 12.
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.