LANDvisions: The Neighborhoods Session

4-8 PM
Conversation Hall at City Hall

For the final session, over 100 people came together to discuss how vacant lands can be used to transform Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. After an initial keypad polling exercise to determine the characteristics of those present, participants began by discussing the assets and liabilities of different types of vacancies within the city. Then, a mapping exercise challenged participants to brainstorm uses for vacant lands in an unidentified Philadelphia neighborhood. While some groups concentrated on the environmental possibilities of vacant sites, others directed their attention to social or economic options. Finally, participants engaged in a storytelling exercise in which they shared memories of their neighborhood’s past and their hopes and wishes for its future. The keypad polling results, lists of assets and liabilities, maps, and hopes and wishes can be viewed on the Philadelphia LANDvisions website with the links below. Additionally, audio recordings of the storytelling exercise are also available online.

Mapping Exercise

Storytelling Exercise

Keypad Polling – See the demographic and feedback data of the participants

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