Envision the Philadelphia’s eastern edge bordered by a natural boundary of parks and green spaces, wetlands and piers, trails and marinas, and you can begin to understand the overarching principles of the Plan for the Central Delaware to create a 30-acre green space along the Delaware waterfront.
To add to the recent flow of grant money it has received, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation recently received a $5M grant from the William Penn Foundation that will, in part, help to develop Pier 68, located next to the shopping center on Columbus Blvd. containing Walmart and Old Navy.
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“We want to sort of bookend that side of South Philadelphia,” said Lizzie Woods, DRWC project manager.
Based on what DRWC heard from the community during meetings the past two years, there is a demand to create a more physically active green…