Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia: Land Use and Policy Study Final Report

June 2010

By: Gregory Scruggs, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, Susan Wachter

http://penniur.upenn.edu/uploads/media/urban-agriculture-final-report.pdf
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Food Systems | Urban Agriculture

This report examines the implications of making RDA-controlled parcels available for urban agriculture activities. The report recommends that the RDA pursue temporary urban agriculture arrangements on low-value parcels if such uses will increase the value of those and neighboring parcels, and offers suggestions for implementing such efforts for economic development and neighborhood stabilization. 


Philadelphia, PA

2010 Population: 1,526,006

2010 Population Density: 11,379.53/square mile