Home ›

Current Projects

Walnut Street Bridge Enhancement
01/03/2011

The current roadway layout of the Walnut Street Bridge provides 4 wide traffic lanes, a bike lane and two 8’ sidewalks. Adjustments were considered to meet the heavy pedestrian and bicycle use of this crossing. Detailed traffic analyses determined that reducing the number of lanes from 4 to 3 and decreasing the lane widths would not only allow for wider 12’ sidewalks but also calm traffic. Designs also call for replacing the large, overhead I-76 signs with smaller signs placed on poles at the sides of the roadway to make the bridge feel less like a highway.

Schuylkill River Parks Connector Bridge
01/03/2011

As a result of an agreement negotiated between the City of Philadelphia and CSX, crossing gates will be provided at the Locust Street and Race Street at-grade access points to Schuylkill Banks. These gates will close when there is train traffic, but pedestrians will be able to open the gates once the crossing points are clear.

Boardwalk and South Street Ramp
01/03/2011

The trail at Locust Street cannot be extended southward on land, because the land between the railroad tracks and the river becomes too narrow. SRDC plans to work with the City to build a 2,000 foot long concrete structure running parallel to the eastern shore of the river from Locust Street to the new stairtower on the south side of the South Street Bridge. A 460’ long ramp designed by Michael Baker Engineers will be built on the north side of the new South Street Bridge and will link to the boardwalk, providing ADA access and an easier connection for people with bicycles.

Grays Ferry Crescent
01/03/2011

The construction of a Greenway along the east bank of the river from 34th Street to Wharton Street will provide long awaited access to the river for neighborhoods in South and Southwest Philadelphia. The project will provide a 3,700 foot-long bicycle and pedestrian trail, plus several walking trails totaling another 1,600 feet.