Schuylkill Avenue Embankment Landscaping

SRDC and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation plan to landscape the embankment along I-76 between Chestnut and Market Streets on the west side of the Schuylkill River. Plans call for a variety of green roof and green wall features such as planters with native trees, shrubs and meadow grasses and walls for climbing vines. This landscaping will serve as a much needed stormwater management tool along the paved Schuylkill Expressway and Schuylkill Avenue, while creating a more pleasant vista from Schuylkill Banks and potentially creating a new habitat area for migratory birds and other urban wildlife.

Design for the Schuylkill Avenue Embankment Landscaping is currently underway. $49,000 for this project was provided by the Coastal Zone Management grant program, funded by NOAA.