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Posts Tagged ‘Philadelphia’

Business Performance in Walkable Shopping Areas

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
Pedestrian-Friendly Neighborhoods: Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia & Upper West Side, NYC

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
Walkable commercial districts are a key component of communities that promote active living. Walking has great health benefits, including helping people maintain a healthy weight. This report examines whether there are also economic benefits to businesses in walkable communities. The study consisted of a meta-analysis of 70 studies and articles. However, there have been few studies that address economic performance directly and the author conducted an exploratory study of 15 walkable shopping areas judged as successful to examine the sources of success.

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Philadelphia, PA: EveryoneOn Launch

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

EveryoneOn launches in Philadelphia from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. In an attempt to level the digital playing field, especially for the 41% of Philadelphians who don’t have home Internet access, yesterday, EveryoneOn had its local launch in Philadelphia. The campaign, also recently launched in Charlotte and other US cities, aims to connect Americans to free […]

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Philadelphia, PA: Life In The Bike Lane

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Life In The Bike Lane from Adam Cohen on Vimeo.

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Philadelphia, PA: Construction of the Barnes Foundation

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

This documents the construction of the Barnes Foundation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia from May 2010- May 2012. The site was photographed at every half hour of every work day. Philadelphia has a rich history and I’m honored to document this part of it. I see this work as a form of community […]

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July 10-13, Philadelphia, PA: UIC Highspeed 2012

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

From UIC Highspeed 2012: “The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is excited to be hosting the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail and we look forward to welcoming the world to Philadelphia and the United States – July 10-13, 2012. As America reshapes our transportation options to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, […]

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Walk Score: The 10 Most Walkable Cities

Monday, July 25th, 2011
Walk Score

Walk Score has released its 2011 list of the 10 Most Walkable Cities. Walk Score ranks the walkability of the 50 largest states in the United States. The Walk Score Algorithm Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking. Walk Score uses a patent-pending […]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Hon. Edward G. Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania & Co-Chair of Building America’s Future

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Edward G. Rendell

Edward G. Rendell, Pennsylvania’s 45th Governor, began a second term of office on January 16, 2007, following a landslide re-election victory. As Governor, Rendell served as chief executive of the nation’s 6th-most-populous state and oversaw a $27.5 billion budget. Governor Rendell is also Co-Chair of Building America’s Future, alongside Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California.

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Biden Announces $53 Billion for High-Speed Rail; the Infra Community Responds

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

“As President Obama said in his State of the Union, there are key places where we cannot afford to sacrifice as a nation – one of which is infrastructure…As a long time Amtrak rider and advocate, I understand the need to invest in a modern rail system that will help connect communities, reduce congestion and create quality, skilled manufacturing jobs that cannot be outsourced. This plan will help us to do that, while also increasing access to convenient high speed rail for more Americans.”
-Vice President Joe Biden

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Metro (Subway) in Philadelphia

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Filming mostly the blue line but there is one or two clips of the orange line. Some of the trams but underground… # MarketFrankford Line (Blue Line): subway and elevated line from the Frankford Transportation Center (rebuilt in 2003) in the Frankford section of Philadelphia to 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, via Center City […]

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Video: Philadelphia Skyline Sunset Time Lapse at Rush Hour

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Shot on the Spring Garden Street Bridge over I-76 over 90 minutes on Friday, August 6, 2010.
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