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Year Three Report
Completion and Release of the Master Plan for the Central Delaware Opening of the award-winning Race Street Pier, a sustainable public space with cutting edge designOpening of Phase One of the Race Street Connector, the first in a series of major upgrades designed to connect Philadelphia neighborhoods to the waterfront$5 million dollar William Penn Foundation Grant to fund early action elements of...
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I-95 CAP Construction Update: PennDot Provides a Spring update as construction continues
Progress continues as the PennDot crews work on the I-95 CAP project this spring. The Pennslyvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is replacing and expanding the existing covered section of I-95 at Penn’s Landing along the Delaware River Waterfront in Center City Philadelphia under the department’s $329 million I-95/CAP project. The project aims to connect Philadelphians back to its...
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Top 6 Ways to Celebrate Halloween on the Philly Waterfront
By Jarreau Freeman Halloween is on the way and if you have no clue on what to do, don’t let that haunt you. We have something for everyone on the Philly Waterfront -- from a kids Halloween bash and a Día de los Muertos celebration to an out-of-this-world art exhibition and frightfully fun markets, we’ve got you covered. So, come in your most hair-raising mask (that covers your nose and...
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4 Must-Go Places to Experience the Waterfront Independence Day Weekend
By Darnell Schoolfield Independence Day Weekend on the Philadelphia Waterfront is bigger and better than ever! In grandiose fashion, your favorite parks along the Waterfront (Spruce Street Harbor Park Sustained by Univest, Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, and the new Cherry Street Pier) unite for an extended Independence Day extravaganza filled with plentiful, heavenly eats, unmatched views,...
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Penn's Landing Feasibility Study
Penn's Landing Feasibility Study The goal of this study was to test the feasibility of the concept outlined for Penn’s Landing in the Master Plan for the Central Delaware River Waterfront. DRWC hired multidisciplinary consultant team led by the internationally renowned landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Associates to determine whether the general concept – completing the bridge over...
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Delaware River Trail
Delaware River Trail Partners City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Pennsylvania Department of Transportation William Penn Foundation News and Updates...
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Park at Penn's Landing Construction: CAP Demolition to Close I-95 South for 36 Hours February 24-26 in Center City Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is making great progress on the I-95 CAP construction project. Because of this, southbound Interstate 95 will be closed and detoured from Saturday evening, February 24, to Monday morning, February 26, between I-676/Callowhill Street (Exit 22) and the Morris Street on-ramp in Philadelphia. PennDot is replacing and expanding the existing...
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Photography Rules
Photography Policies For Visitors DRWC hires professional photographers to photograph events, activities and landscapes along the waterfront for use by DRWC and other organizations. By using DRWC locations, visitors allow DRWC to use their photos for informational and promotional materials. Visitors have a right to deny the photographer permission to take a photograph. Those visitors being...
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Top 5 Waterfront Milestones of 2020
Although 2020 was an unpredictable and uncertain year (to say the least) the future of the Philly Waterfront is bright. Here at the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC), we’re celebrating this year’s success with a year-end list of the Top 5 Philly Waterfront Milestones. The great news is, if you live, work, or play in or near Philly, these projects are going to make your life better for...
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Special Event Janitorial Services RFP
DRWC seeks formal estimates from special event janitorial services company primarily for our summer season of events, May 2019 – October 2019. The selected janitorial company will be required to furnish all necessary labor and supervision to satisfactorily perform janitorial services. DRWC produces and facilitates approximately 50 (fifty) events that are free and open to the general public....
