June 16, 2016 - Philadelphia Business Journal
A 2-year, $5.25 million study on the development of 175-acre site reportedly concluded it will cost roughly $6.5 billion to overhaul the 175-acre site that neighbors 30th Street Station.
June 16, 2016 - Philadelphia Business Journal
A 2-year, $5.25 million study on the development of 175-acre site reportedly concluded it will cost roughly $6.5 billion to overhaul the 175-acre site that neighbors 30th Street Station.
March 16, 2016 - The Inquirer
Amtrak and its development partners want to build a new underground concourse linking 30th Street Station with SEPTA's subways and trolleys as the first step in a 35-year plan for the area.
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.
March 16, 2016 - Plan Philly
The 30th Street Station District team released a draft plan for overhauling the station and the surrounding area in advance of the plan’s penultimate public feedback meeting, which will be held this Wednesday, March 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. at the station.
March 15, 2016 - Philly Voice
Proposed development includes transportation improvements and massive neighborhood over rail yards.
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.
March 15, 2016 - Philadelphia Business Journal
A partnership that includes Amtrak and SEPTA is working to develop an underground concourse to link 30th Street Station and SEPTA's subway and trolley station across the street.
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.
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.
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.
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.
December 15, 2015 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
The massive rail yard at 30th Street Station would be partially capped under an evolving proposal to transform the area into a vibrant new neighborhood linking Center City with West Philadelphia.
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.
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.
June 22, 2015 - Drexel University
Amtrak and its partners in the Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan hosted an open house on June 17 for the public to hear about the progress of the planning process for the 175-acre area surrounding the station.
June 18, 2015 - PlanPhilly
The 30th Street Station District planning team held an open house at their namesake station yesterday, showing off a series of design elements organized into three diagrams in the hopes of determining development priorities based on public feedback.
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.
April 17, 2015 - Plan Philly
The Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan recently asked the public what they wanted to see in and around Philadelphia's Amtrak station and the results are in.
March 1, 2015 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
In the grand halls of Union Station, you can get everything but a train.
February 9, 2015 - Hidden City Philadelphia
Partners of the 30th Street Station District Plan recently held an open house to officiate their ambitious plan to redesign the area surrounding the grand railway landmark.