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All posts tagged: Recreation

Restorative Ecological Project brings life back to Manayunk Canal: The closed trail section between Manayunk and Shawmont officially reopens on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

August 25, 2023  |  Amy Hopf

Schuylkill River Trail Closure – March 2024 Update: The trail section between Manayunk and Shawmont that was previously closed for the last 6 months officially reopens on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Schuylkill River Trail Closure – January 2024 Update: Due to site conditions, work for the Flat Rock Dam Betterment project has been delayed. The […]

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Access to Pools, Resources Unlocks Our Kids’ Potential

April 1, 2022  |  Commissioner Randy E. Hayman, Esq.

America’s Black children are nearly six times more likely to drown than white children. As the Water Commissioner here in Philadelphia, when I step back to consider the disparities which can turn water from a source of life into a fatal threat, I see at the core of the problem a theme which ripples out into so many other areas of life where inequities cause harm: a lack of access.

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