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A day in the possible city
1/30/12

Hidden City's Nathanial Popkin took his family and friends on a weekend walk around the Grays Ferry Crescent and Reading Viaduct. Read more about his impressions and how SRDC's projects enhance the City's vision for future development along the tidal Schuylkill on Hidden City.

South Street Bridge lights up!
12/19/11

PlanPhilly reports on the Streets Department's testing of the lights on the new South Street Bridge, featuring fantastic photos by SRDC's Lane Fike. Streets is testing out a variety of colors and patterns for the new lights installed in the bridge towers. After these tests are complete the lights will go dark until they are officially commissioned. Learn more on the PlanPhilly site.

DEP Announces Coastal Zone Management Grants to Protect, Preserve Pennsylvania's Shorelines
9/28/11

PA DEP announced the recipients of the 2011 Coastal Zone Management Grants today, including two awards to Schuylkill River Development Corporation for planning projects along Schuylkill Banks.  DEP and NOAA will award SRDC $60,000 for the design of a trail segment to extend the Schuylkill River Trail from South Street to Catharine Street and $45,000 for the design of the west bank landing and approaches for the Schuylkill Crossing at Grays Ferry Crescent.

The Schuylkill Floods over its Banks
8/28/11

NBC 10 Philadelphia reports on the flooding of the Schuylkill River during Hurricane Irene on August 28.

Fishing for Different Species at the Tidal Schuylkill River
8/16/11

Extreme Philly Fisherman, Leo S., shows off a wide variety of species fished from Schuylkill Banks on one day. See how many fish you can identify in his photo quiz!

Thanks for spreading the word about what a great habitat the tidal Schuylkill is for many different fish, Leo!

Rescue in Schuylkill River - ABC6
8/3/11

Claudius Dixon, a Schuylkill Banks trail user, rescued a man from the Schuylkill River by Chestnut Street on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. SRDC Operations Manager Josh Nims, maintenance worker Eric Pauly, and local police assisted with the rescue effort.

Learn more on the ABC6 website.

SCHUYLKILL BANKS’ SUMMER EVENTS CELEBRATE THE HIDDEN RIVER
6/3/11

The venue will host popular Riverboat and Kayak Tours, free Movie Nights, and the second annual Art in the Open festival beginning Thursday, June 9.

uwishunu features Schuylkill Banks Kayak Tours and Movie Nights
6/2/11

uwishunu, a blog with insider tips for the best things to do and see in Philadelphia, recently featured Schuylkill Banks Kayak Tours and Movie Nights.  Learn more about our upcoming events on our events page and check out the uwishunu stories using the links below!

Schuylkill River Parks Connector Bridge
4/13/11

Naked Philly featured construction of the Schuylkill River Parks Connector Bridge and new Locust Street Crossings on April 13.  Read more about these projects and see what people are saying on the Naked Philly Blog.

Q&A with Josh Nims
4/5/11

SRDC's Josh Nims was featured on Flying Kite Media. Check out the article to learn about Josh's efforts to make Philadelphia a cleaner, greener, more innovative and more skateable place!