Category: Parks and Recreation

FDR-Golf-Club

Golf Course Not Included in $200 Million FDR Park Redevelopment Master Plan

by Kyle McShane

Stakeholders including the Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and the William Penn Foundation, recently released a $200 million redevelopment master plan for FDR Park in South Philly. The stakeholders stated that “FDR’s popularity, years of heavy use, and regular flooding have taken a toll on its infrastructure and environmental integrity.” Philadelphia-based architecture firm, Read more about Golf Course Not Included in $200 Million FDR Park Redevelopment Master Plan[…]

Drexel Square

New Public Park Across from 30th Street Station Nearing Completion

by Kyle McShane

The first stage of the transformative $3.5 billion plan to redevelop the area around 30th Street Station is well underway. Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, AMTRAK, and other stakeholders have partnered to build a new innovation neighborhood surrounding the station and have named it Schuylkill Yards. Before breaking ground on any new buildings, the partners Read more about New Public Park Across from 30th Street Station Nearing Completion[…]