Extending the Trail from Locust to South Street
Schuylkill River Development Corporation has unveiled the conceptual design of the boardwalk it plans to build between Locust Street and the South Street Bridge. The slide show presented on November 17th is available here (3.2 MB pdf)
The boardwalk will be 50 feet out in the river to avoid the tree canopies that are along the embankment. It will connect to the South Street Bridge ramp (north side of bridge) and also connect to the river bank just south of a set of stairs being built from the Bridge on the south side of bridge.
The boardwalk will be a concrete surface, 15 feet wide and 4-9 feet high from the water (depending on the tide).
SRDC has $4 million of the $10 million construction cost identified and needs $6 million to complete the entire project.
Any comments on this design can be sent to erin.bolz@srdc.net
Halloween Parade on Schuylkill River Park Trail
Our Halloween Parade on Sunday, September 26th was a huge success. We had the biggest spooky crowd ever! Many thanks to everyone who came, strutted their costumes and paraded down the trail! We also thank Mark Focht, Executive Director of Fairmount Park to judging along with Alex Doty and Kevin Gruenfeld. see photos in our photo album to right or here if you want to download them.
Runnin' on the River 2008
This year's Runnin on the River 5K and Fun Run was a great success. Many thanks to all volunteers and sponsors who made it possible for us to put this annual event.
The Fun Run had 13 runners! Congratulations kids! You were fantastic!
The 5K had 167 finishers this year. Our top winners were Peter Churchman (17:45) and Deb Fink (20:29). Congratulations to all winners and finishers! The results are posted on our Runnin' on the River page.
Runnin on the River supports the Schuylkill River Park Alliance's advocacy work.
"Free The River Park" Campaign Documentary Film: Watch It!
Evolve Strategies, a full-service communications firm located in Philadelphia, created "Free the River Park," a 15 minute documentary about the arduous campaign to secure the public access through two at-grade crossings to the Schuylkill River Park Trail.
Park Users Want the More Trail!
On June 1, 2008, Schuylkill River Park Alliance stopped over a hundred park users on a typical Sunday morning to ask questions about their use of the trail and desired uses in the future. Here are the results:
Great Start of Summer 2008
Even in the rain, Schuylkill River Park Trail was the best place to watch the Fireworks on the 4th! Nothing compares to the fireworks above the Art Museum reflecting in the river below!
Hundreds of Fireworks Affectionados , some with umbrellas in hand, watched the 4th of July extravaganza from along the trail.
Enjoy the Summer on Schuylkill River Park Trail
Connector Bridge Preliminary Design Unveiled
See the Connector Bridge slide show here
Schuylkill River Development Corporation and Fairmount Park held a second public meeting on June 12th on the Connector Bridge. They presented a preliminary design treatment of the connector bridge using the chosen yellow alignment that runs along the western edge of the Schuylkill River Park over the CSX tracks to Schuylkill Banks in a south to north line. Photos of the current design treatment are here
Voice Your Opinion About the South Street Bridge
Read how on our News page.
Connector Bridge Alignment Determined
The design concept team carefully reviewed the comments and ideas from park users, stakeholders and neighbors gathered from last fall’s meeting and surveys on the three posible bridge alignments. It also studied several other potential alternatives that involved structures outside of Schuylkill River Park. Upon this review, the DCT concluded that the “yellow” or “west border” alignment was the most feasible and best met the needs of the project and the community’s concerns. See and read more on the Connector Bridge page here.
