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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.
The Center City District's quarterly newsletter. In this issue- Summer in the City; Joint homeless outreach program; Rail Park completion; and more.
This report from the CPTMA, CPDC and CCD is part of a continuing conversation about how better to manage traffic congestion in Center City. It builds upon the March 2018 Keep Philadelphia Moving report.
Center City’s modern office district is becoming more residential with the construction of new high-rise developments. New restaurants and retailers are opening to serve the district’s growing population.
This report is meant to start the conversation about traffic congestion, focusing on why it occurs, how it is (or isn’t) currently being managed, and what Philadelphia can do differently to improve conditions.
In October, CPDC surveyed its members and Board members of the CCD to determine what percent of their employees were currently working in the office downtown, the expected timetable for the majority to return, the most important factors that needed to be addressed to facilitate a return to the office, and the biggest advantages of a safe return.