Save the Date: September 10 Is Coast Day
August 26, 2011 | Public Affairs
Hurricane Irene Coast Day is coming! Come on out to Philadelphia’s waterfronts on Saturday, September 10 for 2011 Pennsylvania Coast Day,
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This Place Is BMPing: PA DEP Southeast Regional Office
August 25, 2011 | webmaster
It’s not unexpected that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection would have a BMP or two at its regional headquarters—it’s kind of like seeing a garage next to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s house, or pink flamingos on John Waters’ lawn.
Read More →2011: An Open Space Odyssey
August 24, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
It’s time to play Name That Public Space: The stretch of Market Street between 30th Street Station and the former Post Office building is about to be transformed from a parking lane into a 40-foot-wide sidewalk by Labor Day.
Read More →2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest: The Video
August 23, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Click here for more info on the fishing fest.
Read More →Toronto’s Water Treatment Park
| Matthew Fritch
Think you know what a water treatment plant looks like?
Read More →The Big News: Venice Island
August 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Beginning next week, Manayunk’s Venice Island—a strip of land situated between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River—will undergo a $46 million makeover that includes the construction of an underground storage basin, a new performing arts center, a children’s play area and a new parking lot.
Read More →Hello, MOTU
August 17, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities—otherwise known as MOTU—is now blogging; check out the blog here for the latest insight and information.
Read More →You’re Invited: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Poster Presentation
August 16, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Join us at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tomorrow, August 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Read More →“Everyone knows what’s going on in Philadelphia”
| Matthew Fritch
That title quote from EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson—in reference to Philadelphia’s forward-thinking strategies in stormwater management, green infrastructure and sustainable development—appeared in an article this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Read More →News Stream: WHYY on Philly’s Porous Streets
August 12, 2011 | Public Affairs
WHYY and NewsWorks ran a piece earlier this week about PWD’s efforts to reduce stormwater and decrease flooding by implementing green technologies such as porous pavement.
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