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This planning study is underway and is expected to be completed in late 2010. The Hunting Park West Industrial Area Study examines a 400-acre former
industrial district located between Northwest Philadelphia and North
Philadelphia. The study area is generally bounded by Hunting Park Avenue,
the R-6 rail line, Route 1 (Roosevelt Expressway), and Clarissa Street.
It comprises several large industrial properties including the former
Budd Company and Tasty Baking Company. The district also includes the
former Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (EPPI) property on
Henry Avenue and the Salvation Army/ Kroc Community Center under
construction on Wissahickon Avenue. Surrounding neighborhoods are
Southwest Germantown, East Falls, Allegheny West, Tioga and Nicetown.
STUDY PURPOSE
The plan is needed to guide future land use and zoning in an area that is
dominated by large vacant or obsolete industrial properties. There is
also a need for a more detailed examination of the EPPI property which is
partially occupied and contains a temporary residential facility for
youth.
PLANNING PROCESS
The planning process began in September 2009. With funding from the
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, PCPC had
issued a Request for Proposals for planning services. The winning bidder
was a consultant team headed by Wallace, Roberts and Todd (WRT). The
consultants are preparing the plan, while the larger planning process is
managed by the staff of the Planning Commission (Jennifer Barr, Project Manager).
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Community outreach is being accomplished in two ways. First, an
Advisory Committee has been established with membership comprised of
community leaders and other stakeholders. To date, there have been four meetings
of this committee. Second, larger
public meetings were convened to obtain input from all concerned citizens.
The first public meeting was held on January 7, 2010 at
Mercy Vocational High School. The second public meeting took place on March 10, 2010 at Temple Health Systems, 2450 Hunting Park Ave.; and the final purlic meeting was held on May 19, 2010 at the Falls Center on Henry Ave.
CONTACT
Jennifer Barr, Project Manager, PCPC
Email:
jennifer.barr@phila.gov
Telephone: 215.683.4672
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