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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…

A new chapter in the River Renaissance on the Delaware River   Philadelphia – May 18th, 2018 –  Philadelphia non-profit Riverfront North Partnership is thrilled to announce the selection of its new Executive Director: Stephanie Phillips. In her role, Stephanie will continue to grow, guide and  implement the mission to reconnect the community to the river….

Grid Philly | Staff Writer Delaware River City Corporation, the organization tasked with implementing the 11 miles of trails that will connect Port Richmond and Torresdale via the North Delaware Riverfront Greenway, will now be known as the Riverfront North Partnership, with the North Delaware Riverfront Greenway renamed as Riverfront North. The change comes as longtime…

As Executive Director Tom Branigan prepares to retire, the nonprofit overseeing the North Delaware Riverfront Greenway’s implementation is making some big changes. Generocity | By Julie Zeglen Delaware River City Corporation (DRCC) has been been steadily connecting River Wards residents to their waterfront for the past decade. The nonprofit is tasked with facilitating the implementation of the North…

Big changes are coming to the waterfront Curbed Philly | By Melissa Romero Big changes are coming to the Delaware River Waterfront. Everything from an 11-acre park at Penn’s Landing to a massive residential village in Pennsport have been proposed up and down the river in recent years. Since we last published this map in July 2017,…