Redesign Near Train Station to Create New Gateway in Philadelphia

Plans are emerging to revamp the public space surrounding Philadelphia's 30th Street train station to create a more vibrant way to enter the city.

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July 19, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

Part of the effort is being led by nearby Drexel University, which is hoping to create more pedestrian-friendly surroundings.

"Drexel, intent on filling the void between its campus and the station, last month spent $21.8 million for 3.6 acres of parking lots on the western doorstep of the station for future university housing, academic buildings, or commercial space.

And on the south side of the station, construction crews for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are building a 55-foot-wide pedestrian plaza with lights and granite benches as the foundation of a Station Square aimed at transforming that block-long desert into an oasis. The plaza will be mirrored by another one across Market Street, in front of the old 30th Street Post Office building, which now houses the IRS."

FULL STORY: At 30th St. Station, a plan for gateway to city

Sunday, July 17, 2011 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

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