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6ABC: SEPTA resumes Regional Rail morning express service; Center City T-trolley tunnel reopens – Regional Rail and Trolley riders began their week with increased service, from the suburbs to Center City. The T-trolley tunnel reopened Monday morning, once again connecting Center City to neighborhoods and communities throughout West Philadelphia . The tunnel has been closed since Mid-November for emergency repairs, and will have overnight closures for further repairs in February. Regional Rail riders also felt improvements this week, with express service resuming from the suburbs to Center city. Service has been gradually returning after Silverliner railcars were pulled from service, inspected, and repaired.
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PHILADELPHIA PA (December 19, 2025) – Feet First Philly and Clean Air Council, in partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, have announced the recipients of the sixth round of Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant awards. These 16 projects seek to improve walkability in neighborhoods across Philadelphia.
Over 70 applications were received for the Public Space Enhancement Program and came from community organizations, businesses, and individuals from all over the city. A selection committee made up of past recipients, pedestrian advocates, professionals in public space improvements, and city officials, planners, and designers from multiple departments selected the 16 highest-scoring projects.
All of the funded organizations and their projects are located in communities that have experienced lack of historical investment, or even active disinvestment in their public spaces. Mini-Grant recipients were selected because of their innovative and inspiring community-led proposals that address the challenges of increasing pedestrian access, reducing violence, and improving safety in their respective neighborhoods.
The Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant program has expanded since its inception in 2020. “These projects help to bring communities together to create safer and healthier spaces,” said Titania Markland, Clean Air Council Sustainable Transportation Program Manager. “Through the Mini-Grants, we can give Philadelphians the ability to build their communities in ways that benefit their neighbors.”
“We are excited to invest in 16 community-led projects that support resident-identified solutions to activate our public spaces and help our communities thrive. These projects are rooted in neighborhoods across the city and show the diverse ways we can build and sustain greener, cleaner, and safer spaces for community,” said Dr. Kinnari Chandriani, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Director at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
The projects selected for funding are:
- Drain Buddies! – This project seeks to match residents of Germantown neighborhoods with their “adopted” storm drains and sidewalks. Volunteers monitor storm drains and remove litter, debris, pollution, and safety hazards. These efforts connect residents to their local environment’s resilience by promoting stewardship of their own communities.
- Steps Toward Resilience: Safe and Walkable Paths for Mill Creek – A New Dawn Incorporated with Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center and Aspen Farms will improve sidewalks and walkability in the Mill Creek-Parkside neighborhood of West Philadelphia. Improvement initiatives include neighborhood cleanups, crosswalk improvements, community engagement, and more.
- Poetry Garden Parklet – We3 Gardens will transform a corner lot in Haddington into a community green space and pocket park. Raised garden beds will be built by community members and pollinator gardens will be planted. The Parklet will also feature poems printed on benches and containers.
- Friends of Harrowgate Park – This project will install a “StoryWalk” in Harrowgate Park. Pages from children’s books are placed along a walking path, encouraging families to engage in reading together and to explore green spaces. Community volunteers will help select stories, design signage after the pages, and install them along the park path.
- Living Towers: Little Library Planter Boxes – The Korean Community Development Services Center in Olney will be building and installing community library boxes and planters. Anyone can take or leave books in the towers, and the planter libraries will offer further visibility to pedestrians along this corridor.
- Nicetown-Tioga Community Greening Project – This project will revitalize and improve a community garden and implement various workshops led by community members. Programming will include storytelling circles, art workshops, block cleanups, and live performances. The improvements made to this green space will serve as a community hub in the Nicetown-Tioga area.
- Hunting Park United Sidewalk Cleanup – The Park Friends group for Hunting Park will lead community revitalization efforts including street cleanups, tree planting, and maintenance for green spaces.
- Fernhill Park Food Forest Education – Fernhill Park is home to a restored woodland, an established Peace Patch Garden, and a thriving Food Forest. This project seeks to engage the community in the continued support and improvement of the park and all that is home there.
- Mantua Adopt a Planter, Mt. Vernon CDC – Expanding on the 34th Street and Mantua Ave. planter projects in West Philadelphia, this initiative connects community members, business owners, and residents with the already installed planter boxes, continuing their maintenance and engaging the community. This project continues to beautify the corridor and add extra protection for pedestrians.
- Neighborhood Land Power Project – This project will develop a community green space in a vacant lot in the Haddington neighborhood. Seating, planter boxes, lighting, fencing, and pathways will all be installed to cultivate this space and prevent illegal dumping.
- Traffic Calming around Immigrant Markets in FDR Park – The Friends of FDR park will install 60 flexible post barriers along bike lanes in FDR Park that are currently only protected with traffic cones individually placed by park employees each day. This would offer stronger protections for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as vendors at park events, specifically the Southeast Asian Market during busy seasons.
- Ploggin’ the Streets, Philly Track Jawn – Ploggin’ the Street events are community-led neighborhood cleanups, and this program seeks to engage the running communities in north, west, northeast, and southwest Philadelphia areas. Events will include planned runs that pick up litter and clean streets along routes.
- Northern Children’s Service – This project will create an accessible ramp entry to the food pantry located in the Merrick building. The ADA-compliant ramp will increase access to this pantry that offers assistance to underserved communities in north and west Philadelphia.
- NOMO Beautification & Community Resource Signage – This project will install trellises with flowers and plant other greenery, continuing to beautify public spaces in north Philadelphia, and prevent littering on this pedestrian corridor.
- Original American Foundation – This farm expansion will improve a community garden by building a greenhouse, gazebo and picnic areas, planting fruit trees, and installing art. These improvements will facilitate workshops teaching gardening skills and other workshops to promote self-sustainability to residents in southwest Philadelphia.
- The Hunting Park Initiative – Working with Klean Kensington and other community groups, this project will engage community members in the designing, building, and installing of benches along handball courts in Hunting Park.
Quotes from funding recipients:
Shayleen Kennedy, Founder of NOMO stated, “This support allows NOMO to bring much-needed greenery and displays to neighborhoods that deserve beauty, safety, and visibility. These improvements may seem simple, but they create a real sense of calm, pride, and connection for our young people and the Philadelphians who walk past our doors. We’re grateful for the support, the smooth process, and the investment in grassroots, community-based work.”
“Mt. Vernon Manor is proud to bring local businesses, community organizations and caring residents together to continue supporting land stewardship for the Mantua Pollinator Corridor’s Bulbs Not Bullets effort and boost a new hyperlocal marketing platform in our Adopt-A-Planter initiative.” Said Paury Flowers, Deputy Director of the Mount Vernon CDC.
Mike Shipp, Founder and President of Philly Track Jawn said, “This grant gives us a chance to build on what is already working and bring that impact to more neighborhoods in Philadelphia. We want to show communities that their streets matter and that people should feel good moving through the places they call home. Everyone deserves to enjoy the community they live in. But it is hard to feel that joy when you are stepping over trash or dodging cars because the sidewalk is blocked. [After a community clean in West Philly] The energy shifted. That pride came right back.”
“The Healing Garden (est. 2007) and The Unity Garden (est. 2013) are the only public green spaces in our neighborhood—integral sites of walkability, wheelability, rest, respite, and renewal. They help keep residents of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds safe.” Stated GVGK Tang, Operations Manager for the Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team. “This grant supports the long-term sustainability of these spaces through free, family-friendly programming and the continued growth of our resident-led Garden Corps.”
Sonja Bingham, President of Harrowgate Park said “we’ll use this support to increase foot traffic by beautifying the garden path near our Little Library, stocking it with children’s books, and helping to host a 250th anniversary celebration this summer, as we were one of the sites selected by the City of Philadelphia. We’re grateful for this partnership as we continue making Harrowgate Park a vibrant, welcoming space for all.”
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For more information on this years’ awardees and their projects, visit FeetFirstPhilly.org
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6ABC: SEPTA set to resume negotiations with its largest workers’ union – Transport Workers Union voted on Sunday to authorize a strike, but leaders note that a walkout is not expected. Around 5,000 bus, trolley, and subway workers have been working without a contract for two weeks, with negotiations beginning in October. Further discussions took place on Tuesday, with both sides calling the conversation productive.
NBC Philadelphia: SEPTA completes inspections of entire Silverliner IV fleet – As of this past weekend, SEPTA announced they completed the inspection of the Silverliner IV rail cars. All 223 cars have been examined, after a two week deadline extension was granted, and the agency is still working to meet a December 5 deadline to install heat sensors on trains. It will be another month before the entire fleet returns to service, with plans to return five rail cars per day to service.
The Inquirer: SEPTA trolley tunnel will stay closed until next week – The SEPTA trolley tunnel has been closed for the past two weeks, and will remain that way for a little while longer, according to SEPTA. While the tunnel is closed for repairs, trolleys are running out of West Philadelphia. The repairs are a result of two incidents in October, when over 400 passengers had to evacuate.
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WHYY: SEPTA CEO calls Pennsylvania state budget ‘disappointing’ after transit funding left out – Pennsylvania lawmakers set a budget on Wednesday of this week, and mass transit was left out completely. State representatives seemed to sideline transit after SEPTA and Pittsburgh Regional Transit were forced to cover operating costs with reserve funds meant for capital projects and improvements. SEPTA is open to working with lawmakers for further funding, as without anything in the budget, they are left with a $213 million deficit.
NBC Philadelphia: SEPTA to lease trains from Maryland in effort to improve Regional Rail service – SEPTA’s delays continued this week, as railcars continue to be limited in capacity due to inspections, and signal issues exacerbated delays on Thursday. SEPTA announced they are leasing 10 rail cars from Maryland, for $2.6 million, to help alleviate delays. Funding for the lease comes from capital funds and has been approved by PennDOT. Future plans include the redesigning of the entire Silverliner IV fleet, but no funding sources have been named yet.
BillyPenn: Packed cars, cancellations, and delay headaches: Regional Rail riders should brace for a rough week – This week delays and cancellations continued for riders across SEPTA regional rail lines. On Monday, the Airport, Fox Chase, and Chestnut Hill West lines were announced to be canceled as advised by SEPTA. The Paoli/Thorndale, Lansdale/Doylestown, Trenton, and Warrington had cancellations as well. SEPTA is working to meet next week’s inspection deadline, an extension from the original deadline of October 31.
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WHYY: Zero Fare has been a success, but some vulnerable Philly residents aren’t feeling the benefits of the free transit program – The City of Philadelphia launched a pilot Zero Fare program in August of 2023, lasting two years and providing free public transit access to low-income residents. The program so far has seen 34,000 enrollments of low-income riders and subsidized over 6 million trips. Participants are eligible if their income is below 150% of the federal poverty line, but in 2023 the poverty rate in Philadelphia was 20.3%. At the pilot’s launch, 300,000 residents were eligible, but due to extremely limited funding, only 25,000 free-ride cards were given out. This left residents with an 8% chance of enrollment. The success of this program highlights the need for further funding, and currently Mayor Parker’s initial 2026 fiscal budget does not include funding to continue the program.
NBC Philadelphia: Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good? – Trees and green spaces in urban environments can bring the benefits of nature into more densely developed areas. A study by a university in Wales showed that people can gain mental health benefits, lowering stress and restoring attention by walking in greenspaces even within urban settings. Additional elements like painted walls, interesting architecture and well-developed urban infrastructure can also heighten the positive effects on residents’ well-being.
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National #WeekWithoutDriving is happening from September 29th until October 5th, and you’re invited to join the Clean Air Council!
We’re asking elected officials, community leaders, and anyone else to step into the shoes of the almost one-third of Americans who don’t drive. So many groups don’t drive – youths, people with disabilities, senior citizens, and those who can’t afford cars or gas, or just don’t want to – relying on public transportation, cycling, or walking to get around every day.
Week Without Driving highlights how car-centered public spaces ignore the needs and safety of pedestrians with infrastructure. We invite you to join us in this experience, whether you try not to drive for the entire week or embrace transit, walking, rolling, and biking for a few trips! Every effort counts towards creating a more connected and equitable world. If you’re already a non-driver, please encourage your friends, family, and your elected officials to go a Week Without Driving!
Transit Forward Philly is hosting a Week Without Driving Kick-Off event on Monday, September 29th, at 5:30 PM at their office on Walnut to learn more about the event, and meet mobility advocates from all over the city. Learn more about the event and RSVP here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 1, 2025) Feet First Philly (FFP), a pedestrian advocacy project of the Clean Air Council, launched the sixth round of its Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant program in partnership with Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention. The initiative funds projects aimed at improving Philadelphia’s pedestrian environment and public spaces, with mini-grant recipients receiving funding ranging from $500 to $2,000 to create public space enhancements and safety improvements. FFP is hosting an informational webinar on August 20th for those interested in learning more about the program.
“Since 2020, the Mini-Grant program has successfully funded 64 projects led by community groups across the Greater Philadelphia region,” said Titania Markland, Clean Air Council Sustainable Transportation Program Manager. “We have received exciting project proposals over the past 5 years, and we are excited for the new grant proposals that we will receive this round. We look forward to continuing to fund public space improvements in communities throughout Philadelphia.”
“The Health Department continues to support investment in our public spaces as an integral part of a cleaner, greener, safer, more active and more connected Philadelphia. We value our partnership with Clean Air Council – Feet First Philly to provide the Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grants, which bolster inspiring community-led work to improve and activate public spaces throughout our city.,” said Dr. Kinnari Chandriani, Director of the Health Department’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention.
In 2020, FFP launched its first Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant program with seven projects that were led by and benefited local communities. Since then, the program has awarded many mini-grants to local organizations all over Philadelphia and provided funding to:
- Extend efforts to clean up the Cobbs Creek Trail
- Create a pocket park in Southwest Philadelphia
- Replace a severely damaged sidewalk outside of a community garden in Kensington
- Paint a mural on a newsstand in Germantown
- Paint an artistic crosswalk in North Philadelphia
- Help develop community gardens all over the city
- Add amenities to a local meadow to make it a walking destination
- Install bike racks to prevent illegal sidewalk parking outside of a school
With the mini-grant funding, FFP and its partner organizations have been able to enhance public spaces in Philadelphia in unique ways. For the full list of projects awarded during the 2024-2025 5th round, read more here.
“Pedestrian advocacy projects bring communities together to create safer and healthier spaces,” said Sally Hecht, a Clean Air Council Transportation Program Coordinator. “They bring people from all walks of life together and make neighborhoods around Philadelphia safer and healthier. Through the Mini-Grants, we can give Philadelphians the ability to build their communities in ways that benefit and directly support their neighbors.”
Safety is a top priority for this program, and applicants are encouraged to identify ways their project can improve safety in their communities.
FFP continues to receive funding from the Department of Public Health for the Mini-Grants. If you are interested in applying or want more information, attend the webinar on August 20th at 12:00 PM (noon) EST. Applicants can email shecht@cleanair.org to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Clean Air Council staff to discuss their project ideas. Applications for the Mini-Grant are open until Wednesday, October 1st at 11:59 PM EST.
[March 19, 2025 Philadelphia, PA] – Today, Clean Air Council and Feet First Philly, in partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, announced the recipients of the fifth Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant awards. These projects seek to improve walkability in 10 different neighborhoods in the Greater Philadelphia area.
More than 70 community-based organizations, businesses, and individuals submitted applications to this program, all with worthy project ideas to support walkability. A committee made up of past recipients, pedestrian advocates, professionals in public space improvements, and city officials, planners, and designers from multiple departments selected the 10 highest-scoring projects.
Our Public Space Enhancement Mini-grant program has grown over the past 5 years. During this round, the program received over 70 applications. “These projects help to bring communities together to create safer and healthier spaces,” said Titania Markland, Clean Air Council, Sustainable Transportation Program Manager. “Through the mini-grants, we can give Philadelphians the ability to build their communities in ways that benefit their neighbors.”
“It is a privilege to fund these community-identified projects to enhance our public space,” said Dr. Kinnari Chandriani, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Director at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. “We are excited to see each of them come to life and make their sidewalks, gardens, lots, and parks healthier, safer, cleaner, greener, and more welcoming.”
The projects selected for funding are:
- ACHIEVEability – This organization will implement a project called Impact Day 2025. It will mobilize volunteers to engage in revitalization efforts in West Philadelphia. These efforts include porch painting, litter removal, storefront improvements, tree planting, community gardening, and more.
- Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team RCO (NTIT) – This group will engage in phase three of the repair and revitalization process for their Healing and Unity Gardens. This project will include workshops on garden maintenance and stormwater management. It will also add raised planter beds to the gardens.
- Norris Square Tabletop Project – This project will create a regular community gathering for tabletop games at Norris Square Park. This project aims to help residents gather and build community with each other.
- LA21 – This project is called the Container Village Lighting Enhancement. It will add outdoor lighting to an outdoor retail, recreational, and community hub that was once a vacant and blighted lot in Parkside West Philadelphia.
- Face to Face – This project is called the Price Street Improvement project. It will improve a portion of the sidewalk by replacing broken sidewalk blocks and removing weeds and other debris.
- SEAMAAC – This project is called the Heat Reduction Project on S. 7th St. Commercial Corridor. The group will install trees along the entry of the commercial corridor and planter boxes to continue the beautification efforts along the corridor.
- Urban Creators – This project is called the UC Beautification and Safety Project. It aims to enhance the safety, accessibility, and overall experience of their urban farm. These improvements include signage, outdoor lighting, and additional irrigation equipment.
- Empowered CDC – This group aims to maintain their Cecil Street Garden by adding new planters along the sidewalk and fixing broken sidewalks along the garden.
- Mantua Civic Association – This is the third phase of their Pollinator and Tulip Planter Tribute Project. This project aims to add planters on Mantua Ave with the mantra “Bulbs Not Bullets” to add beauty to the area along with spreading an anti-violence message.
- Little Memorial Temple Church – This is another sidewalk repair project that aims to replace broken sidewalks on West Norris Street to improve safety.
Quotes from funding recipients:
“With the assistance of the Clean Air Council and the Feet First Philly Program, SEAMAAC aims to tackle the issues of heat and violence on the S. 7th St. Commercial Corridor. We plan to use the mini-grant funding to install 2 trees and 10 planters along the corridor” said Dominic Brennan, SEAMAAC’s Community Building Coordinator. “This, in addition to the 18 planters we have previously installed, will have both short- and long-term benefits for the neighborhood. This project will both beautify the corridor and help with stormwater management. It will also add much-needed shade to the corridor, which has been proven to reduce violence, and traffic injuries, and increase foot traffic to local businesses.”
“Face to Face is thrilled to be a recipient of a Feet First Philly grant through the Clean Air Council,” said Craig Heim, Face to Face. “As a community center providing daily meals and social services in Germantown for over forty years, we work to be a resource and respite for those in need. Support from Feet First Philly allows us to make much-needed sidewalk repairs at our Price Street building in East Germantown. This project will serve pedestrians and neighbors by providing safer walking surfaces and steps along with the installation of new public-facing planters, with brightly colored 3-season flower displays that send the message of beauty and hope. We are grateful to the Council for this partnership and invite members of the public to visit us at Face to Face.”
“I’m excited to bring tabletop games like chess and dominoes to the local park, creating a space for more connections and outdoor fun,” said Giovannie Vilomar, Norris Square Tabletop Project. “Thanks to the Norris Square Neighborhood Project, Kensington Library, and the local Senior Community Center for their support. Lastly, I’m grateful to the Citizens Planning Institute for empowering me to help shape the neighborhood and to the park’s friends for their dedication to its care and improvement.”
“The Healing Garden (est. 2007) and The Unity Garden (est. 2013) are the only public green spaces in our neighborhood,” said GVGK Tang, Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team RCO (NTIT). “They help keep residents of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds safe. This grant supports the revitalization of these Gardens as the sites of walkability, wheelability, and respite they were always meant to be. Restoring these sacred places of rest and gathering allows us to reclaim and maintain communal space; care for the environment and promote sustainable practices; and foster spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. Our free, family-friendly programming allows neighbors to connect with one another and work towards a shared goal of neighborhood renewal.”
