March 16, 2016 - Philadelphia Magazine

On the heels of Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust announcing their joint plan to redevelop the area just west of 30th Street Station comes a draft plan for the larger area surrounding the station.
 

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March 15, 2016 - Curbed Philly

The fourth draft of the 30th Street District Plan has been released to the public ahead of tomorrow's open house at 30th Street Station, and there are renderings galore to go over. And so you don't have to read through the 30-page document, we pulled eight important developments on the ambitious project that you need to know.

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March 15, 2016 - CBS Philly

Commuters tonight can get their first look at an ambitious master plan to redevelop the area around 30th Street Station. One of the first phases of the project would reconnect Amtrak with SEPTA trolleys and the El.

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March 2, 2016 - Drexel University

Amtrak, Drexel and its partners will hold a fourth 30th Street Station District Plan Open House on Weds. March 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the North Waiting Room at 30th Street Station. 

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January 7, 2016 - The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board

Transforming the lackluster 175 acres roughly bounded by the Schuylkill and Walnut, Spring Garden, and 32nd Streets into a new, pedestrian-friendly community with offices, an expanded Drexel University, and housing is not just smart; it is inspired.

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December 17, 2015 - Philly Curbed

The most recent draft of the 30th Street Station District Plan calls for a partially capped rail yard that will feature a mixed-use neighborhood, pedestrian bridges over the Schuylkill River, and an expansion of the station itself. The plans were unveiled Wednesday night at an open house held at 30th St. Station and are part of a $5.25 million study that includes 175 acres of land surrounding the station—88 of which include the rail yards owned by SEPTA and Amtrak.

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November 17, 2015 - Philadelphia Magazine

Explosive growth in University City is shifting the city’s power and economic axis west. One big worry? Income and opportunity inequality.

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November 9, 2015 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Brandywine Realty Trust is putting open space on a pedestal in University City. Literally.

The developer unveils Monday its Cira Green plaza, a 1.25-acre, publicly accessible expanse of grass and paved walkways atop a 95-foot-high parking structure just west of the Schuylkill.

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June 15, 2015 - Plan Philly

On Wednesday, the 17-member organization team led by Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, PennDOT and SEPTA that is developing a comprehensive plan for the 30th Street Station District will unveil three diagrams to the public presenting differing ideas and concepts for the long-dreamt about area surrounding the train station.

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