Current Work
- WHO: The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) is developing a master plan for the Central Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia.
- WHAT: The plan will make recommendations on land use, transportation, zoning, development, and economics.
- WHERE: 6 miles of waterfront between Interstate 95 and the Delaware River and between Allegheny Avenue at the north and Oregon Avenue at the south.
- WHEN: The planning work was started in January of 2010 and will be completed in January of 2011.
Project Schedule
January 2010 – May 2010: Data gathering and preliminary analysis
The consultants will collect data from previous planning efforts, identify gaps in data, and fill these gaps with new research. They will map the data and form initial conclusions on the principles which will guide the subsequent planning work.
June 2010 – September 2010: Alternatives analysis
This phase of work will identify options and alternatives for the waterfront, including the following:
- options on locations for different types of land use (industrial, residential, commercial, etc)
- options for transportation including I-95, Delaware Ave/Columbus Blvd, and the streets that connect the city to the waterfront
- options for parks, ecological restoration, recreation, and other types of open space
- options for types of development, including density and height
- options for key sites, including Penn’s Landing and Festival Pier
- options for economic incentives and public funding strategies
October 2010 – December 2010: Development of master plan
The consultants will utilize input from multiple stakeholder groups during the alternatives analysis phase and develop the final plans for the waterfront.
From the Drawing Board
Festival Pier, Plaza Option
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This scheme for the Festival Pier site places a park on Delaware Avenue, across from SugarHouse Casino, turns Canal/Beach Street into a pedestrian path, creates new wetlands around the former Trump site and extends Germantown Avenue as a pedestrian street.
Festival Pier, Park Option
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This scheme places a park at the end of Spring Garden Street, leaves Canal/Beach Streets open to cars, utilizes the former Trump site as additional park space and closes Laurel St. to cars.
Penn's Landing Scheme
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This illustration envisions a series of phased improvements to Penn’s Landing including imrpoved connections to Market and South streets, a large continuous new park connecting Front Street to the waterfront, improvements to the basin and new small-scale development.
Wasington/Snyder Large Format Retail Evolution
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The option suggests the form that this site might take if big-box stores were to evolve toward a more dense, urban format. This would allow for new land uses on the site such as low-rise residential and an outdoor concert venue or park.
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- This scheme for the Festival Pier site places a park on Delaware Avenue, across from SugarHouse Casino, turns Canal/Beach Street into a pedestrian path, creates new wetlands around the former Trump site and extends Germantown Avenue as a pedestrian street.
Festival Pier, Plaza Option
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- This scheme places a park at the end of Spring Garden Street, leaves Canal/Beach Streets open to cars, utilizes the former Trump site as additional park space and closes Laurel St. to cars.
Festival Pier, Park Option
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- This illustration envisions a series of phased improvements to Penn’s Landing including imrpoved connections to Market and South streets, a large continuous new park connecting Front Street to the waterfront, improvements to the basin and new small-scale development.
Penn's Landing Scheme
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- The option suggests the form that this site might take if big-box stores were to evolve toward a more dense, urban format. This would allow for new land uses on the site such as low-rise residential and an outdoor concert venue or park.
