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Includes $20,000 to the Center City District Foundation to support the creation of Pulse, a unique and dynamic installation in the fountain of Dilworth Park at City Hall.

CCD is starting work on enhancements to Sister Cities Park. We will be expanding the park’s opportunities for play by offering new components that engage children from a broader range of ages.

Center City District in collaboration with 6abc will create a new holiday season attraction for visitors to experience - an animated light show, synchronized with holiday music and projected on City Hall - Deck the Hall Light Show presented by Independence Blue Cross.

CCD announced the completion of a project in partnership with the City to replace outdated façade lighting on City Hall’s historic exterior.

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.

This report examines downtown Philadelphia's burgeoning residential market.

Sidewalk seating at outside cafés in Center City has increased 383% since the Center City District began surveying in 2001, and the amenity has been adopted by a variety of other retail and non-retail venues throughout the downtown.

New report documents how Philadelphia’s antiquated tax structure restrains job growth and hinders the reduction of poverty, while limiting funding for education.