Civic Commons PHL Nominated for A SustainPHL Award!
Very honored to have our Civic Commons PHL efforts nominated for an inaugural SustainPHL award! As the name suggests, the SustainPHL Awards l
Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly makes a bold move
"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for each of us to invest in our city's future. In an era of increasing social and community fragmentatio
Free People: The Best Ways to Find Escape in Philadelphia
Excited to have not one – but TWO – Civic Commons PHL spaces mentioned today by Streets Dept's Conrad Benner in this 'Best Ways to Find Escape i
Philly Mag: The No-Bullshit Guide to the Fight Over the Philly Soda Tax
In addtion to pre-K expansion and the establishment of 25 community schools, did you know that Philly's proposed 'Soda Tax' would also help to revit
Philly.com: Early look at PHS’s Viaduct Rail Park Pop-Up Beer Garden
From Michael Klein at Philly.com: "The Callowhill neighborhood, north of Vine Street, is up and coming, and you might say the Pennsylvania Hortic
Plan Philly: City set to acquire Schuylkill River Swing Bridge from Conrail, clearing path for bike and ped trail river crossing
From Jim Saksa of Plan Philly: "Councilman Kenyatta Johnson introduced a bill Thursday authorizing the City of Philadelphia to acquire an abando
Philadelphia Magazine: Pop-Up Beer Garden Coming to Rail Park
From Arthur Etchells of Philadelphia Magazine: "This summer, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society plans to open two pop-up beer gardens, a retu
Philanthropy News Digest: Knight, William Penn Foundations Invest $11 Million in Civic Spaces
The John S. and James L. Knight and William Penn foundations have announced grants totaling nearly $11 million to the Fairmount Park Conservancy in su
UWISHUNU Talks About Civic Commons
When William Penn imagined the city of Philadelphia, he recorded a vision for a “greene countrie towne,” a metropolis dotted with lawns,
Curbed Philadelphia: Philly as “Test Kitchen” for Effects of Green on Neighborhoods
"Why is this project taking so long? When is construction going to start?" —guest [Take a Tour of Reading Viaduct with its Designers] M