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Throughout the year, Riverfront North staff and a community panel from Bridesburg will embark on trips to local and national parks in an effort to gain knowledge as we work to shape the vision of the future riverfront park in Bridesburg.   This month, RNP staff explored the grounds of the Lazaretto in Tinicum Township,…

WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION AWARDS RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP $2 MILLION FOR NEW RIVERFRONT PARK IN BRIDESBURG A Major Step Forward in Creation of New 10-Acre Park Along the Delaware Riverfront   PHILADELPHIA (February 20th, 2019) – The William Penn Foundation has granted $2 million to Riverfront North Partnership in support of the creation and activation of…

Riverfront North Partnership is grateful to have been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Clif Bar Family Foundation in support community participation in environmental stewardship across all eleven miles of our riverfront greenway. including: volunteerism, job skill training, environmental learning, and shoreline restoration projects. In 2018 we logged over 5,200 volunteer hours from over a…

Dear friends of Riverfront North,   2018 was a year of growth for our organization. We are grateful to take a moment to reflect on the year’s success and we look forward to continued progress in 2019. Riverfront North remains steadfast in our vision for a completed eleven-mile greenway, increased visibility of our beautiful spaces,…

PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 10, 2018) – On Saturday, Nov. 10, more than 50 Enterprise employees will join the Arbor Day Foundation and Riverfront North Partnership to plant 100 trees and distribute 100 trees to community partners at Pennypack on the Delaware Park in Northeast Philadelphia. The event is part of a program – called the Enterprise…

Join us Wednesday, October 24th at 11am in Lardner’s Point Park (5202 Levick Street). Congressman Boyle, the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, TTF Watershed and Riverfront North will gather for a press conference to advocate for 2019 federal funding for Pennsylvania and other Delaware River Basin states. The Delaware River Basin encompasses portions of…

  The 2018 Riverfront North Greenway 5K is officially set for Saturday October 6th at 9am, starting in Pennypack on the Delaware Park.  This fun, flat, race on the Baxter Trail along the Delaware River will start on the winding tree-lined trails Pennypack on the Delaware Park and breeze along through meadows and wooded areas,…

With support from EPA, community-led projects will restore urban waters and streams, address water quality in priority watersheds   PHILADELPHIA (August 9, 2018) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $27,000 grant to the Riverfront North Partnership (formerly the Delaware River City Corp.) for…

Riverfront North Partnership is in the process of updating its master plan. As part of this project, we are seeking input from community members on what they would like to see happen with the riverfront in the future. Thank you to those of you who attended the public meetings on June 12th and 13th!  In the…

Northeast Philly, this is the event you’ve been waiting for! We are proud to present ON THE DELAWARE, part of Wawa Welcome America‘s week-long celebration of our nation. We’ll have 15 bands on 2 stages at Pennypack on the Delaware, yoga on the pier with Marghi Insignares (10am), a kid’s corner with activities all day…