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Center City’s transformation into a 24-hour downtown is reflected in its burgeoning retail scene, with residential, convention and tourism growth expanding beyond the historic customer base of office, education and health care employees and students.
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.
Greater Center City Philadelphia leads city in housing growth, with residential development reaching a 5-year high in 2024, according to new CCD research.
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.
Spring Training at Dilworth Park returns this April with a variety of free outdoor fitness activities Tuesdays through Thursdays, April 3 through May 24.