South and Passyunk to become pedestrian plaza

The site, currently host to a regular farmers' market, could become a pedestrian plaza by Spring 2012.

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South and Passyunk to become pedestrian plaza

POSTED: Friday, December 2, 2011, 3:40 PM

The quiet stretch of Passyunk Avenue at South Street could become a pedestrian plaza by next spring, according to an announcement by South Street Headhouse District. The district said it has won one of the Pedestrian Plaza grants being awarded by the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities, to turn more underutilized streets around the city into versatile public spaces. 

Of course, there's already some grumbling in the neighborhood about potential exacerbation of traffic issues along this already-congested stretch of South Street. No architect has yet been selected and the plan is still in its infancy, according to Krystal Souvanlasy of the SSHD. However, the below schematic posted on the forum PhiladelphiaSpeaks.com offers at least one vision for what the plaza might entail.

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