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Lemon Hill Viewshed Restoration Fairmount Park Executive Director Mark Focht is pleased to announce the beginning of construction on the Lemon Hill Viewshed Restoration project in East Fairmount Park. For more information please click here. Partnership clears Schuylkill River Banks The Fairmount Park Commission, in partnership with the Schuylkill River Development Corporation and the PA Horticultural Society, is undertaking the removal of dead, dying, hazardous and non-native trees in Schuylkill Banks that currently line the steep bank between the paved recreation trail and the Schuylkill River south of ML King Drive. With funding from the Fairmount Park Commission and the William Penn Foundation, a contractor is removing the trees, cleaning the site and seeding the bank with native grasses. This project will open up views to the river and make the existing lower, earthen trail more accessible and safer. For more information about this project, please contact Fairmount Park at fairmountpark.info@phila.gov. Wissahickon Bikeway Construction Begins Fairmount Park Commission Executive Director Mark A. Focht recently announced the beginning of construction on the Wissahickon Bikeway Project. This project involves the reconstruction and resurfacing of the existing 1.5 mile paved recreation path that parallels the north side of Wissahickon Creek, along Lincoln Drive from Ridge Avenue to Rittenhouse Street, in Wissahickon Valley Park. The $1.5 million project, funded by the City of Philadelphia and Federal funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, also includes drainage improvements, the installation of new handrail and embankment stabilization using rip rap, crib wall and block wall. This project is part of Fairmount Park's on-going efforts to improve recreational amenities. Once completed, the improved Wissahickon Bikeway will connect to the park's extensive trail network, including Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park, the Manayunk Canal Towpath and the trails along Kelly and King drives in Fairmount Park. The complete reconstruction of this trail requires the path to be closed to all users for approximately 9 months from January to September 2007. Signage at various entrance points - including Ridge Avenue, Forbidden Drive and Rittenhouse Street - notify park users of the trail closure. The project contractor will also require occasional closures of a single, southbound (inbound) lane on Lincoln Drive for material and equipment deliveries. These vehicular closures will be planned and coordinated with the Philadelphia Police so as to minimize traffic disruptions. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Fairmount Park at fairmountpark.info@phila.gov. Strategic Plan Update Fairmount Park has released its Strategic Plan status report. For more information, please click here. Philadelphia Museum of Art - landscape parking facility To see more information about the Fairmount Park Commission's approval of the landscaped parking facility please click here. |
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