The area around 46th and Market Streets has been designated an “Opportunity Zone,” a federal tax incentive created as part of the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and community groups are asking for residents’ input on the types of development that should be pursued.
A host of local community organizations, including Walnut Hill Community Association, West Park Tenants Association, Mill Creek Advisory Council, and more, will be reaching out to community members over the next few months in order to gather feedback, and build a community tool in the form of “a Letter to Investors” for the 46th and Market Street area. They want to make sure that neighborhood residents’ interests are represented.
Community members are encouraged to get involved with the project by participating in a survey and/or workshops:
• Take the survey here.
• Phone in to go through the questionnaire with a person: Call 267-521-2344 and leave a message for a call back and a 1:1 chat.
• Join a virtual workshop on Google Meet with Rising Sons to learn more about the questionnaire and project:
Friday, Nov. 20: 1-3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4: 1-3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10: 1-3 p.m.
• Grab a physical copy and fill it out on site at the following locations:
- The Enterprise Center, 4548 Market St., Monday & Wednesday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- 5241 Market St., Tuesday & Thursday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m..
- West Park Apartments Residents Manager’s Office, 300 Busti St.
- Families Forward Philadelphia, 111 N 49th St.
- Lucien Blackwell Community Center, 47th and Aspen.
- Community Council Access Center, 4900 Wyalusing Ave.
You can find more information on the project website: www.westboundphilly.com. More information on Opportunity Zones in Philadelphia is available here.
November 19th, 2020 at 1:49 pm
I dunno….I walk by this corner everyday and I see with dismay the state of the Provident building…there was a lot of community input there, from what I remember a conversion to apartments was rejected in favor of whatever is (not) happening now…
November 19th, 2020 at 2:00 pm
This might be a moment of opportunity. Getting away from the reciprocal politics of Jannie Blackwell and into some real community input might just be okay.
December 5th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
I’ve been thinking they should put a magnet school into that provident building. If the police headquarters debacle is anything to go by, adults with jobs are not attracted by this site being so close to public transit. Kids who can’t drive, however, really value schools that are near the subway. You look at how CAPA is more popular than GAMP among families outside South Philly. Seems like an ideal location.
December 9th, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Or perhaps biotech lab space…
https://www.phillymag.com/healthcare-news/2020/12/08/philadelphia-lab-space-life-sciences/
And the expansion of nearby CCP could offer something along those lines, in addition to “automotive technology”…
December 9th, 2020 at 8:58 pm
Plans to transform our neighborhood into a shiny and expensive hub of “Cellicon Valley” may be good for a few people but are sure to be very, very bad for others.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:21 am
Well…we have now 25% less population than in the peak reached in the 60’s…not sure who is better off with whatever we are doing now
December 16th, 2020 at 7:05 am
West Philadelphia renters face a growing risk of displacement: https://whyy.org/articles/west-philadelphia-renters-face-a-growing-risk-of-displacement/