The Philadelphia Empowerment Zone

PUBLICATIONS

Business Services Neighborhood Services Girard Avenue Coalition Other Publications
The Empowerment Zone periodically publishes and commissions reports, studies, and presentations about our efforts and neighborhoods. A selection of these publications can be downloaded below.
Business Services		A Plan for Transforming 4 Changing Places: The ASEZ Streetscape Plan Download Now (.pdf; large file- 2MB) Commissioned and funded by the ASEZ Community Trust Board, this plan incorporates feedback from the community to recommend improvements to the neighborhood's key commercial corridors. Upside: The Philadelphia Empowerment Zone's Economic Development Newsletter Upside, Spring 2004: Download the most recent edition Archive: Past editions of Upside Upside: Spring/Summer 2002
Neighborhood Services		Projects Funded by the American Street Empowerment Zone A web page showing the PowerPoint presentation created in 2002 Philadelphia Empowerment Zone: Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Early Action Planning A web page of the September 2002 PowerPoint presentation outlining the EZ's pilot work for Mayor Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative ASEZ-NTI Pilot Status Report, Year 1 Status report of the first year of the ASEZ-NTI Pilot Early Action Planning Project, November 2000 - November 2001 by Santiago Burgos, Empowerment Zone Director of Program Operations ASEZ-NTI Pilot Status Report, Year 2 Status report of the second and final year of the ASEZ-NTI Pilot Early Action Planning Project, January - December, 2002 by Santiago Burgos, Empowerment Zone Director of Program Operations
Girard Avenue Coalition		Girard Coalition INsights INsights includes GCI's Economic Development Plan, Streetscape Design Recommendations, Public Art Master Plan, Traffic and Circulation Plan, and Design Guidelines. Making a Neighborhood Mainstreet: A Plan for Girard Avenue A .pdf document published by the Girard Coalition in September, 2002 Route 15 Returns, by Janet Greenstein Potter An article about the return of the Rout 15 trolley line to Girard Avenue.
Other Publications		What Works: A HUD Publication Showcasing Successful Community Development Stories The Girard Avenue Coalition (download) The Philadelphia Story: Targeted Marketing (download) Streetscape Design (download) Teen Court at Kensington High School (download) Vacant Land Stabilization Spurs Development in Philadelphia (download) The EZ After 10 Years: Key Accomplishments Revitalizing the Quality of Life (download) Enhancing the Quality of Life (download) Creating Access to Capital (download) Remaking an Industrial Corridor (download) Sustaining Community Stewardship (download)