Craig Ablin is a member of Wissahickon Neighbors Civic Association and passionate champion for Wissahickon Neighbors Park. Craig met up with us recently at the park, which hugs...
Many thanks to the hard-working volunteers who had a hand (sometimes containing splinters) in designing and building the Collaborative’s Pallet Park for Park(ing) Day. Jordan Barr,...
It's been said that it takes a village to raise a child. In Wissahickon's case, it takes a neighborhood to raise a park.
Over the past six months, a team of Collaborative...
Green schoolyards have gained international attention as an innovative way to enhance learning and play. Locally, the City of Philadelphia has embraced green schoolyards as a...
The number of parks in Philly will jump on Park(ing) Day when parks will pop up throughout the city. On Friday, September 16, Philadelphia will once again be part of this...
Thanks to everyone who helped out and stopped by our “sustainable backyard” on PARK(ing) Day. We had a great time talking with curious people, meeting PARK(ing) Day participants...
Construction for Dickinson Square has begun! With hulking, dying sycamore trees and buildings, pathways, and other infrastructure last renovated in the '70s, Dickinson Square...
Check out the funny take on Mt. Tabor Cyber Village Senior Housing via a Philebrity reader's cameraphone and footage of Greenfield Elementary School, co-star of the Philadelphia...
On September 17th, the Urban Sustainability Forum will turn its focus to issues of vacant land in Philadelphia. The forum, entitled No Vacancy: Re-imagining Vacant Land in...
