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Past Projects

Composting Restroom
01/03/2011

The Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC) and the City’s Parks and Recreation Department installed a composting toilet on Schuylkill Banks near Walnut Street in August and September 2010. Special care was taken to keep the facility as small as possible and to fit it seamlessly into the Schuylkill Banks landscape.

JFK Boulevard Bridge Enhancement
01/03/2011

PennDOT undertook structural improvements to the JFK Boulevard Bridge in 2008 and 2009. SRDC worked with PennDOT to create pedestrian-friendly enhancements to the rennovated JFK Boulevard Bridge.

Market Street Bridge Enhancements
01/03/2011

SRDC worked with PennDOT to make pedestrian-friendly and aesthetic enhancements to the Market Street Bridge in 2009. Improvements included cleaning a century of soot and grime off the bridge façade, replacing part of the bridge railing with a more open style railing allowing views of the river and greenway, installing a new gateway pergola, placing an interpretive sign at the Market Street Bridge entrance ramp to Schuylkill Banks, and installing new benches near the bus stop at Market Street and Schuylkill Avenue.

Grays Ferry Crescent Remediation
01/03/2011

The City of Philadelphia acquired riverfront land on the east side of the Schuylkill from 34th Street to Wharton Street behind the former DuPont Marshall Labs, a Waste Management facility, and a FedEx facility. The City asked SRDC to remediate this area to meet DEP standards before creating an extension of the Schuylkill Banks trail and greenway along this corridor.

North End Landscaping – Race Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
01/03/2011

Fairmount Park, working with Schuylkill River Development Corporation, PennDOT and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society landscaped the North End of Schuylkill Banks from April to December 2009. This project included the creation of a gateway plaza near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, a river overlook west of the plaza, a formalized fishing pier with custom benches near Race Street, and a formalized walking trail near the tidal beach between Vine Street and Martin Luther King Drive.

Walnut Street Dock
01/03/2011

The Schuylkill River Development Corporation had a floating dock installed at Walnut Street in November 2005 to enhance the greenway. This public dock gives kayakers and canoers a place to enter the tidal Schuylkill and for SRDC to run riverboat tours during the summer and fall.

Bartram's Garden Dock
01/03/2011

Schuylkill River Development Corporation had a floating dock installed at Bartram's Garden in November 2005 to benefit the local paddling community and support Schuylkill Banks River Tours.

Landscaping - Locust to Race Street
01/03/2011

The Locust to Race Street trail segment was landscaped by SRDC and the Army Corps of Engineers in 2005 and 2006. Spaces between each of the bridges were designed as separate ‘rooms’ each with its own distinct feel. Landscaping elements such as trees, shrubs, flowers, and grass made an immediate impact on the space, transforming it into a vibrant greenway.

Paving
01/03/2011

The City of Philadelphia Streets Department paved and installed lighting along the 1.2 miles of Schuylkill River Trail along what is now Schuylkill Banks from Locust Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard in 1999. The paved trail opened to the public in 2000, welcoming walkers, runners and cyclists to the tidal Schuylkill.

In most areas, this trail segment is 11 or 12 feet wide, allowing for many different recreational and commuting uses, including bicycling, walking, running, rollerblading and skateboarding.

Bulkheading
01/03/2011

The City of Philadelphia Streets Department began revitalization of the tidal Schuylkill River corridor with the bulkheading of a large portion of the trail segment from Locust Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard. This project began in late 1996 and was completed March 1998.