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Next Great City: Philadelphia  

GREAT EXPECTATIONS CITIZENS CONVENTION 

VOLUME 1, ISSUE XIV

 

 
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The Great Expectations Citizens Convention took place on December 2nd from noon-5pm at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. A first draft of the citizens agenda, which includes many Next Great City recommendations, was presented and is now available for comments and suggestions. A final draft will be presented to the new mayor and City Council next year.

Read the Citizens Agenda and then comment on what you think should be the top priorities of the next administration.

 
DECLARE YOUR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 

The Energy Independence Strategy is a package of bills that would signficantly cut energy waste and help build a cleaner energy future for Pennsylvania.

These critical pieces of legislation are pending in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and we must act now to pass them before the end of the year. Take action now by asking your state legislators to act on these vital pieces of legislation before the winter holidays. 
 
IMAGINE PHILADELPHIA 

Philadelphia is roaring back with new housing, new residents and world-class architecture. People across the city have exciting visions for our future. It's time to pull it all together.

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is beginning the process of preparing our City's first comprehensive plan in more than 40 years.
For information, visit their website or call 215-683-4610.
 
NEWS 
  • Great news for Center City and South Philly as single-stream recycling is exanded! The South Philly Review covers the program, which allows residents to recycle plastics and cardboard to their recycling bins.
  • A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware was presented by Penn Praxis to a standing room only crowd at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Harris Steinberg of Penn Praxis wrote about the process in the Inquirer, Architecture critic Inga Saffron wrote about it twice here and here, and Jennifer Lin rounded out the Inquirer's coverage.
  • Legislation to okay a new Street Furniture Program hits a wall as Council refuses to take the issue up this session.
  • The Great Expectations project reviews its green agenda  which happily borrows heavily from the Next Great City agenda
 
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