In addition to specific plans and projects, the Community Planning division is providing services every day and every week -- in all the neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Neighborhood Planning: research, analysis, coordination with other agencies. Understanding the City in a “neighborhood context.” Review of zoning variances. Redevelopment Process: review of urban renewal actions; establishing eligibility for urban renewal; community input. Transportation and Community Development: staff of the division obtains outside grants, usually from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and manages consultant studies that promote Transit-Oriented Development in the neighborhoods. Examples: Frankford Ave., West Market St., Germantown & Nicetown, Broad & Erie. Citizen Participation: liaison with community organizations; technical assistance in zoning, planning and government. Relationship Managers: forging working relationships with a variety of partners. Staff is engaged in networking and mediation. Community Planners are sometimes called upon to resolve disputes. In this regard, the planners promote compromise between civic groups and developers (sometimes for zoning changes or variances).

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