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Construction is well underway on the K&T Trail extension project. Crews are working hard to extend the trail from Magee Avenue to Princeton Avenue. This 0.6 mile addition will allow for the connection of three riverfront parks: Frankford Boat Launch, Lardner’s Point Park and the Tacony Boat Launch; creating an uninterrupted 2-mile riverfront multi-modal trail….

This February, we hosted an eye-opening walk in Lardner’s Point Park with Adam DePaul of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and Lisa Kelley, artist in residence at the Tacony LAB. This event was part of a series of programs with Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Tacony LAB, exploring the intersection of Lenape history and in the current…

Riverfront North Partnership is now accepting applications for the full time position of Field Partnership Coordinator. To find out more information about this position and to apply, please visit our JOBS PAGE. We are also helping to promote a new SERVE Philadelphia VISTA position that will support Riverfront North Partnership with our Employment/Workforce Development collaboration….

A meeting was held on Monday, January 23, at the Bridesburg Rec to update about the status of the new riverfront park coming to Bridesburg.  Convened by Councilmember Mike Driscoll and with Rep. Joe Hohenstein, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR), the board and staff at Riverfront North Partnership (RNP) shared the good news that Phase…

Grant provides $35,000 in unrestricted funding, communications and volunteer support Philadelphia (January 24, 2023) – Riverfront North Partnership (RNP), a nonprofit organization that connects Philadelphia neighborhoods to nature, and offers unparalleled recreational, community building, and environmental education activities, has been named a 2023 Champion in Action® in the category of Supporting Environmental Sustainability. The award…

Bridesburg Strong.  That’s something that lifelong resident Adam Visconto says often, quoting those Richmond Street banners, and they’re not just words.  He backs it up in his actions too.  Adam has tremendous pride in the neighborhood that he grew up in, and where he and his wife are now raising their three daughters.  He began…

Along the trails and in the parks of Riverfront North, 2022 was a year full of free programing, riverfront improvements, tree plantings and more. Take a look at all Riverfront North Partnership has accomplished in the past twelve months and see what is to come in 2023…

In appreciation of partners, volunteers, and trees! It’s the season to be thankful –  and we are so grateful for the impactful partners and the hardworking volunteers who helped us plant and give away 150 trees this fall!  In mid-October, with support from the Arbor Day Foundation and UPS, community volunteers and UPS employees from all…

Artist Lisa Kelley has been jointly chosen as resident artist by Mural Arts Philadelphia Tacony LAB and Riverfront North Partnership, announced today. The artist residency, with a starting time for the residency in January 2023, will focus on the Riverfront North Greenway trails along the Delaware River.   “The vision for the artist residency centers on…

We had an amazing time this past Saturday, Oct 15th, planting 80 trees in Pennypack on the Delaware Park in Northeast Philadelphia. Thank you to the dozens of volunteers who rolled up their sleeves and dug deep in the dirt, and a huge thank you to our partners UPS and Arbor Day Foundation, who made this event possible!