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Delaware River City Corporation is getting a new name and new leadership
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…
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Mapping the Delaware River Waterfront’s building boom
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,…
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Overcoming hunger during the holidays
DRCC organizes food drive, partners with River Wards and Northeast Philly businesses to support Bridesburg Food Pantry Star News | By Melissa Komar Existing as a nonprofit often means depending on grants and the generosity of others. The Delaware River City Corporation is one of those nonprofits and, having experienced the benevolence of the community…
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Philly Is Planning a 10-acre Waterfront Park in the Northeast
Parks and Rec has entered the final design phase for the massive project. Philadelphia Magazine | by Claire Sasko Rumors of a giant waterfront park in Bridesburg have been swirling for years – since 2014, in fact. This week, Philly Parks and Rec entered the final design phase for the 10-acre attraction, which the organization hopes will…
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Final design phase begins for riverfront park in Bridesburg
PlanPhilly | By Hayden Mitman Tucked away behind a parking lot filled with yellow school buses and a busy metal recycling facility along the Delaware River in Bridesburg, there is a rutted, weed-strewn 10-acre lot. It might not look like much today, but plans are underway to bring life to the unused space by making…
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Philly Moves Ahead With Plan For 10-Acre Waterfront Park In Bridesburg
PhillyVoice | By Michael Tanenbaum Philadelphia’s northernmost River Ward neighborhood is on track to reconnect with the Delaware River waterfront, a scenic treasure dominated by industrial activity for the last several decades. More than two years after initiating plans to create a public park in Bridesburg, the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation revealed this…
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Plans for 10-acre riverfront park in Bridesburg move forward
The project just entered its final design phase Curbed Philly | By Melissa Romero It’s been a long time coming, but plans to bring a 10-acre park to Bridesburg along the Delaware River just took another step forward with the news that the project has entered its final phase of design. The Philadelphia Parks and…
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Designs unveiled for new Bridesburg riverfront park
The 10-acre park will be designed mostly for passive use and contain terraced seating with riverfront views, multi-use event space, a stage and unstructured play areas. Star News | By Tom Beck Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, Councilman Bobby Henon, former Congressman Robert Borski and other special guests joined members of…
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Trail expansion along the river
The trail along Delaware River will expand in Tacony. Northeast Times The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation received a $1 million Transportation Alternatives Program grant to expand the trail along the Delaware River in Tacony. The grant will be used to construct a sixth-tenths of a mile, 12-foot-wide trail with landscaping and site amenities along…
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DRCC hosts Greenway 5K Run/Walk
The annual event brings together Northeast communities for a fun run by the river Star News | By Lindsey Nolen The Delaware River City Corporation (DRCC), a non-profit dedicated to creating an 11-mile network of riverfront trails and parks in Northeast Philadelphia, will host the Greenway 5K Run/Walk, presented by Just Born Inc., on Sunday, Oct….