A draft plan has just been released summarizing the two-year joint planning process as part of a long-range re-development of the station and its surrounding area (30th Street Station District Plan). The plan will be presented today (Wednesday, March 16), from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at an open house, which will take place at the station (behind the Amtrak ticket office).

The draft plan pinpoints several key development areas, including remodeling and enhancements to the station and building a new urban neighborhood with “a healthy balance of residential buildings, station-anchored commercial office towers, and retail, recreational, and cultural amenities to sustain a 24/7 environment.”

The plan also proposes a new expansive park, two new pedestrian and bicycle bridges over the Schuylkill river and both vehicular and pedestrian bridges across Powelton Yard to the west, a new intercity bus terminal, and reopening the tunnel connecting 30th Street Station to SEPTA’s subway and trolley station. 

The plan, which provides vision for approximately 35-year-long development, is a joint effort by key stakeholders – Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) – as well as other local organizations and members of the community.

To view the draft plan and more renderings, click here.

Earlier this month, Drexel and Brandywine Realty also revealed an ambitious, $3.2 billion plan to redevelop a large area just west of 30th Street Station, called Schuylkill Yards. Read more about it here.

(Renderings courtesy of Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan)