Prema
@premagupta.bsky.social
Rejected Center City District intern, 2005
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Some love for our barriers from @jongeeting.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social thephiladelphiacitizen.org/open-streets...
May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Some love for our barriers from @jongeeting.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social thephiladelphiacitizen.org/open-streets...
On my morning run today, I was too early to check out the amazing new Christian to Crescent bike and pedestrian connector, which opens today. Thanks Schuylkill River Development Corp for this dazzling contribution to Center City’s livability.
May 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On my morning run today, I was too early to check out the amazing new Christian to Crescent bike and pedestrian connector, which opens today. Thanks Schuylkill River Development Corp for this dazzling contribution to Center City’s livability.
May 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We loved Open Streets so much that we made a short film. youtu.be/N7Mjp758YyU
Open Streets: West Walnut | Center City District
YouTube video by CCD Philadelphia
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May 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We loved Open Streets so much that we made a short film. youtu.be/N7Mjp758YyU
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Open Streets is expanding into Midtown Village! Mark your calendars to join us for four Sundays from June 8 to June 29, where you can shop, dine, and stroll through one of Center City's vibrant neighborhoods.
Details➡️ bit.ly/4jYmyxq
Details➡️ bit.ly/4jYmyxq
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Open Streets is expanding into Midtown Village! Mark your calendars to join us for four Sundays from June 8 to June 29, where you can shop, dine, and stroll through one of Center City's vibrant neighborhoods.
Details➡️ bit.ly/4jYmyxq
Details➡️ bit.ly/4jYmyxq
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Deep reading is an absolute joy—good for mind and spirit. Also, a competitive advantage for knowledge workers.
-Hardcopy book
-No digital devices nearby
-Pen for underlining, jotting down thoughts
-Notebook to collect ideas that pop into mind
-At least 30 min
Like a muscle.
-Hardcopy book
-No digital devices nearby
-Pen for underlining, jotting down thoughts
-Notebook to collect ideas that pop into mind
-At least 30 min
Like a muscle.
April 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Deep reading is an absolute joy—good for mind and spirit. Also, a competitive advantage for knowledge workers.
-Hardcopy book
-No digital devices nearby
-Pen for underlining, jotting down thoughts
-Notebook to collect ideas that pop into mind
-At least 30 min
Like a muscle.
-Hardcopy book
-No digital devices nearby
-Pen for underlining, jotting down thoughts
-Notebook to collect ideas that pop into mind
-At least 30 min
Like a muscle.
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Unpopular opinion: I know it's cool to wear your earbuds and carry a book while pasting a disinterested, don't-talk-to-me expression on your face, but I like to talk to the person sitting beside me on airplanes. I liked it when we were willing to be inconvenienced by strangers.
April 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Unpopular opinion: I know it's cool to wear your earbuds and carry a book while pasting a disinterested, don't-talk-to-me expression on your face, but I like to talk to the person sitting beside me on airplanes. I liked it when we were willing to be inconvenienced by strangers.
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Get ready for the April finale of Open Streets: West Walnut this Sunday! Seven blocks of car-free bliss await you in #CenterCity. Shop, dine, and enjoy family-friendly activities along the way. Who's joining us?
April 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Get ready for the April finale of Open Streets: West Walnut this Sunday! Seven blocks of car-free bliss await you in #CenterCity. Shop, dine, and enjoy family-friendly activities along the way. Who's joining us?
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🚲 Did you know that there's an estimated 18,500 bicycle trips per day to and through Center City?
This Earth Day, check out our new StoryMap, "Cycling in Center City," that highlights the impact that cycling has in facilitating a functional, viable, safe and attractive Center City. bit.ly/3Y8ciKC
This Earth Day, check out our new StoryMap, "Cycling in Center City," that highlights the impact that cycling has in facilitating a functional, viable, safe and attractive Center City. bit.ly/3Y8ciKC
Cycling in Center City
Greater Center City contains more than 200,000 residents and 300,000 jobs within an area of less than six square miles. Add in visitors on top of that, and you get more than 400,000 people on the stre...
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April 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚲 Did you know that there's an estimated 18,500 bicycle trips per day to and through Center City?
This Earth Day, check out our new StoryMap, "Cycling in Center City," that highlights the impact that cycling has in facilitating a functional, viable, safe and attractive Center City. bit.ly/3Y8ciKC
This Earth Day, check out our new StoryMap, "Cycling in Center City," that highlights the impact that cycling has in facilitating a functional, viable, safe and attractive Center City. bit.ly/3Y8ciKC
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I plan to go to church* today.
*open streets
*open streets
April 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I plan to go to church* today.
*open streets
*open streets
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Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.”
Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried.
This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried.
This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
April 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.”
Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried.
This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried.
This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
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“All the rules are made up.
We can actually approach envisioning and creating the future however we want.”
— Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social)
We can actually approach envisioning and creating the future however we want.”
— Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social)
April 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“All the rules are made up.
We can actually approach envisioning and creating the future however we want.”
— Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social)
We can actually approach envisioning and creating the future however we want.”
— Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social)
What an endorsement of Open Streets by @inquirer.com So grateful for this, but more than anything, grateful for the sparkling @centercityphila.org team. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
Could Philadelphia’s embrace of the Open Streets spur more civic innovations to come? | Editorial
The traffic-free days, and the Center City District that hosts them, represent Philadelphia leaders thinking big — and sticking the landing.
www.inquirer.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What an endorsement of Open Streets by @inquirer.com So grateful for this, but more than anything, grateful for the sparkling @centercityphila.org team. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
Our compact, walkable downtown can only exist because transit allows visitors, residents, and employees to be concentrated in a small geographic footprint that would be physically impossible to serve with private vehicles alone.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Without a robust public transit system, Philadelphia just doesn’t work | Opinion
Absent additional funding from the state, the proposed cuts to SEPTA service would be devastating to the region's post-pandemic recovery.
www.inquirer.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our compact, walkable downtown can only exist because transit allows visitors, residents, and employees to be concentrated in a small geographic footprint that would be physically impossible to serve with private vehicles alone.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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In my view, the most powerful scene. Reflecting on friendship.
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
In my view, the most powerful scene. Reflecting on friendship.
Teenager daughter approval unlocked.
Open Streets: West Walnut is back for another year after a successful test in 2024. Check it out every Sunday this April! I’m a huge fan of this initiative, and so I was thrilled to get to speak with two of its organizers and creators today:
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Teenager daughter approval unlocked.
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Being a dancing animal and seeing some great looking babies is good for the soul, the body and the high street! “Happy Cities” @charlesincities.bsky.social is a great read.
March 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Being a dancing animal and seeing some great looking babies is good for the soul, the body and the high street! “Happy Cities” @charlesincities.bsky.social is a great read.
Fascinating article. wapo.st/3Dq3x7K
Why Europe is going ‘car free’
At a time when NYC and the Trump administration are battling over a congestion pricing program, Europe is dramatically scaling back its relationship with cars.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fascinating article. wapo.st/3Dq3x7K
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain. #sixthborough www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/r...
Is Philadelphia the New Hot Spot for New Yorkers? (Gift Article)
A study found that New Yorkers seeking to leave town most often search for homes in Philadelphia.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain. #sixthborough www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/r...
This is a great read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Covid Remade Our America, Five Years Later (Gift Article)
It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is a great read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Shopping at the brand new Aritzia (open today!) on Walnut Street like it’s my job.
February 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Shopping at the brand new Aritzia (open today!) on Walnut Street like it’s my job.