A group focused on rejuvenating a 4-mile stretch of Broad Street says city and community leaders should entice health-related businesses to the area around Temple University Health System, and increase green space and improve attractiveness along the North Philly artery over the next five years. The three goals are part of the 2020 Vision plan released [...]
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Community Development Corporationthat took over North Broad Street last year will reveal its strategic plan on Tuesday. “This strategic plan really represents what the community said they would like to see on North Broad,” says Shalimar Thomas, executive director of North Broad Renaissance. The voluntary special service district governs the area of North Broad Street [...]
Five years ago, on Temple University’s campus, Avenue of the Arts CEO Karen Lewis stood beside a prototype of a “light mast,” the first of 41 metallic, illuminated poles that line the center median along much of North Broad Street today. Before a crowd of politicians and university officials, gathered at nighttime to show off the mast’s [...]
Broad Street will be much more colorful than usual during the Democratic National Convention. The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the DNC, in collaboration with The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), announced today a beautification project on the city’s main thoroughfare. Installation begins today, June 20th, and is expected to be completed in time [...]
A new nonprofit is working to spur revitalization of the North Broad Street corridor. As the director of North Broad Renaissance, Shalimar Thomas is leading the organization’s efforts to engage community stakeholders in revitalizing a nearly 4-mile stretch of North Broad Street from City Hall to Germantown Avenue. The organization’s priorities include focusing on economic [...]
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