University City District
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UCD invests in vitality, economic opportunity, and quality of life in Philadelphia’s University City.
SEPTA crews tackling critical track, power, and signal maintenance, replacing worn track & overheard contact wire, clearing drains, cleaning platforms, removing graffiti, painting, & performing lighting upgrades as part of the 2025 Trolley Tunnel Closure, which concludes August 11th.
August 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
SEPTA crews tackling critical track, power, and signal maintenance, replacing worn track & overheard contact wire, clearing drains, cleaning platforms, removing graffiti, painting, & performing lighting upgrades as part of the 2025 Trolley Tunnel Closure, which concludes August 11th.
Today, members of our staff celebrated Earth Day by planting over 1,000 plants at Trolley Portal Gardens! Our thanks to the UCD, Skills Initiative, Green City Works, and Green Team staff for coming out and helping with this beautification project.
April 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today, members of our staff celebrated Earth Day by planting over 1,000 plants at Trolley Portal Gardens! Our thanks to the UCD, Skills Initiative, Green City Works, and Green Team staff for coming out and helping with this beautification project.
It must truly be spring! Daffodils have sprung up at The Porch at 30th. Stop by and smell the flowers! 🌺 🌼
March 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It must truly be spring! Daffodils have sprung up at The Porch at 30th. Stop by and smell the flowers! 🌺 🌼
The Walnut Hill Community Association recently received a grant to make improvements to the playground at 47th and Sansom Streets and are seeking community input on what parts of the playground’s improvement are most important for users. Weigh in here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
March 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Walnut Hill Community Association recently received a grant to make improvements to the playground at 47th and Sansom Streets and are seeking community input on what parts of the playground’s improvement are most important for users. Weigh in here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
This evening, our friends at SEPTA will hold an Open House at Tilden Middle School (6601 Elmwood Ave) to discuss changes to Trolley Route 36 [T5] from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Scan the QR code to learn more!
February 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This evening, our friends at SEPTA will hold an Open House at Tilden Middle School (6601 Elmwood Ave) to discuss changes to Trolley Route 36 [T5] from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Scan the QR code to learn more!
Our clean and safe teams are out ensuring those coming into Philadelphia to celebrate the Eagles today have a fun and safe time.
February 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our clean and safe teams are out ensuring those coming into Philadelphia to celebrate the Eagles today have a fun and safe time.
Hey, we’re on Bluesky! For our first post, we invite you to read our brand new Transportation Report, hot off the presses: www.universitycity.org/blog/transpo...
December 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Hey, we’re on Bluesky! For our first post, we invite you to read our brand new Transportation Report, hot off the presses: www.universitycity.org/blog/transpo...