New Plan OK'd for Delaware Riverfront in Philly

Plan has been approved despite objections from property owners

A new master plan for a six-mile stretch of the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia has been approved by the city planning commission.

The eight commissioners adopted the plan Tuesday despite objections from a group representing property owners.

The plan calls for more low-rise buildings and better access to the river. It also calls for a riverfront trail, parks every half-mile and extension of the city's street grid to the water's edge.

Commissioner Joseph Syrnick told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the area “has languished for too long.”

G. Craig Schelter of Development Workshop, which advocates for property owners along the Delaware, said there was no reasonable expectation that the city could afford the plan. He also said it would impose public access rights on private property without compensation.
 

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