Could people live, work and study in structures built over the SEPTA and AMTRAK rail yards near 30th Street Station? Drexel University and Amtrak are launching a feasibility study to find out.
Drexel approached AMTRAK and SEPTA with the idea of doing an engineering and air rights study, which Drexel will pay for, University President John Anderson Fry said after discussing the possibilities at the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation's Tuesday membership meeting. In addition to the railroads, PennDOT, PIDC, the University of Pennsylvania, Brandywine Real Estate Trust and Philadelphia Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities Rina Cutler are involved in the discussions, Fry said. Read more here…
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