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All posts tagged: Recreation

Restorative Ecological Project brings life back to Manayunk Canal: Construction will temporarily close a small section of the Schuylkill River Trail over the next few months.

August 25, 2023  |  Amy Hopf

The Flat Rock Dam Betterment project, a multi-year ecological project that will restore an eastern portion of the dam, will cause a 3-4 month closure on the Schuylkill River Trail between Leverington Ave. in Manayunk and Shawmont Station this fall. Starting on Monday, September 11, 2023, the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) alongside the Flat Rock […]

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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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