Our Partners
Plan Philly
Plan Philly is a city planning and urban design web site for Philadelphia and the region. Offers timely news about major projects being planned or under way in the city and a place to learn about, and participate in, the challenges and opportunities that our developing city faces.
Old City Arts Association
A nonprofit organization formed in 1991 to accommodate the rapidly expanding creative arts community in Old City. Dedicated to developing and maintaining Old City as a vital meeting place for arts, culture and commerce, it includes galleries, theater companies, artists’ cooperatives, workshops, schools, dance companies, design showrooms, historic sites and cultural museums.
Old City District
Works to keep the streets of Old City clean and safe for residents and visitors. Also supports the Old City Banner Program and Streetscape Plan and works to promote Old City’s unique blend of history, entertainment, and the arts.
Center City District
Organization that works to enhance the vitality of Center City Philadelphia as a thriving 24–hour downtown and a premier place to live, work or play. Encompassing 120 blocks and more than 4,500 properties, the Center City District (CCD) is a business improvement, or special services district, supported by mandatory assessments on real property and governed by a private–sector board.
Casino-Free Philadelphia
A grassroots movement comprised of neighborhood associations, small businesses, religious groups and unions who are leading the fight against plans for two slots parlors in Philadelphia in an effort to save the city’s neighborhoods and its history-rich character.
Penn Praxis
A non profit community design collaborative stemming from the UPenn School of Design. It serves to provide opportunities for sA non profit community design collaborative and to strengthen the community through outreach.