Every year, PHS Pop Up Gardens transform neglected spaces into lush and inviting places for all to enjoy. Combining cutting-edge design, outdoor art, and landscape innovation, the gardens showcase the work that PHS performs in communities all year long. PHS Pop Up Gardens leave a lasting impact by shining a light on vacant spaces with potential for redevelopment, as well as promoting the power of greening to transform cities.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Tickets ($6.25): http://yip.ticketleap.com/
Designed for planners, aspiring entrepreneurs, foodies, and culture seekers, Young Involved Philadelphia is excited to announce a new 3-part series exploring commercial corridors at various stages of their development with a different corridor featured on a bi-monthly basis.
Tours will include stops along the corridor where business owners — well-established or just beginning — will share their personal stories of why they chose their current location, and how they set up shop. For our first tour, we will be working with NKCDC to feature businesses along Lower Frankford Ave, one of the fastest growing commercial corridors in Philadelphia over the last 10 years.
CCRUN invites you to the next presentation in the Green Infrastructure, Climate and Cities Seminar Series, to be held Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Drexel University. Join the discussion about the risks and opportunities presented to our urban communities by climatic extremes, and what decision makers, researchers, and practitioners are learning about how to address these issues.
Space is limited, so please RSVP for both in-person and webinar attendance at http://www.ccrun.org/seminars.
This month’s presentation:
Planning Green Infrastructure with Stakeholder Input
Franco Montalto, Associate Professor, Drexel University’s Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department
Katharine Travaline, Assistant Teaching Professor, Drexel University’s History and Politics Department
Thursday, May 22, 2014
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Michael Baker Jr.
1818 Market Street
Suite 3110
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Spring is in full swing… finally! With the warmer, sunnier weather, it’s the perfect time to tune up our bikes and ride to work. It’s fun, it’s healthy, and it helps the environment.
On Friday, May 16 Thursday, May 22, Delaware County Transportation Management Association (DCTMA) and the Delaware County Planning Department will host the 13th Annual Bike to Work Day. County workers and other Media business employees will ride to work, and meet on the grounds of the Courthouse at Front and Olive Streets for a morning celebration. Participants are invited to enjoy breakfast and other treats, plus special raffle prizes donated by downtown Media businesses, and other companies throughout the county.
Bike to Work Day
Friday, May 16 Thursday, May 22
8:30am
Courthouse Lawn at Front and Olive Streets
Join UArts on Saturday, May 17 from 10 am – 4 pm for a one-day hands-on experience, including free lunch for only $35.
These one-day workshops are designed to give you a short introductory experience to many of our popular subjects. They provide a quick sample that can help you select a full course or allow you to explore a new subject that intrigues you. Free lunch is included for all participants.
Students who register and complete a workshop are eligible for a 20% tuition discount on one 30-hour course within the same term. Space is limited so register now!
For more information or to register for an upcoming course visit cs.uarts.edu/ce or call 215-717-6006. Create your now.
Philadelphia is just an Internet connection away.
Tune in via YouTube for select sessions of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s 2014 Reinventing Older Communities conference, Bridging Growth & Opportunity.
The following sessions will be streamed live:
Check here to connect to these sessions through our Reinventing Older Communities conference website at the times noted above (the video streaming box will appear in the center of the page). You can also connect through the Philly Fed’s YouTube page on the days of the event.
Years ago, colleges wanted to remove themselves from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. They often created internally-focused, walled-off campuses. Nowadays, colleges are embracing the wider community, looking for ways to reconnect their campuses to their neighborhoods and regular street life.
How is this working?
How have classic town and gown issues changed in the smart growth era?
Find out at the Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance event on Wednesday, June 4 from 8:00 am to 11:30 am at PECO Energy Hall, 20301 Market St, Philadelphia, PA.
A panel of experts will discuss recent expansions at local colleges; future expansion and construction plans; market issues for colleges that are incorporating retail shops, restaurants, research facilities, and private housing; how colleges are appealing to a new generation of students; interaction of colleges with their local neighborhood; and impacts on the broader community.
Panelists include representatives of Temple, Rowan, Drexel, University of Pennsylvania, the Chestnut Hill community, and Radnor Township.
Find out more and register here.
Rack up CM credits with the following upcoming events at DVRPC:
