Dreaming big on Midvale

Excerpt from article by Star reporter, Jon Campisi.

Efforts to address a section of East Falls plagued by storm water began a year ago, but last week community members finally got their first look at suggestions that might remedy the situation.

Representatives with the East Falls Development Corp. stood alongside partners in their quest to both mitigate flooding and beautify the section of Midvale Avenue that stretches from Ridge Avenue to Conrad Street/Warden Drive.

The "East Falls Goes Green" program has city agencies such as the Philadelphia Water Department and Streets Department working side-by-side, and also includes participation from the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, and land planning, urban engineering and landscape design firms.

"In the case of designing a street, you have all kinds of different things," to contend with, said Gina Snyder, executive director of the development corp. "We've started a very different dialogue in the city."

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