Over the past decade, UCD has become a nationally recognized leader in data-driven placemaking. We have spent years designing, building, and maintaining public venues like The... Read More
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Our new online tool can evaluate equity in public spacesWe've embarked on a process to explore social justice in its own public spaces, and to develop a mobile-ready data collection and analysis tool Click here for more info » -
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Our annual publication highlighting UCD's impact in the neighborhoodOnline Report Details Work in Public Space, Workforce Development, Transportation Planning and More UCD 2018 Annual Review » -
Our safety ambassadors patrol the neighborhood and offer assistance to the community.UCD is dedicated to improving the neighborhood. Our Public Space Maintenance staff clean and enhance more than 160 University City commercial and residential blocks, and our safety ambassadors provide walking escorts, vehicle lock-outs, and transplants to homeless shelters. »
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We'd like to thank the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey for their continued support of our West Philadelphia Skills Initiative. This month, the United... Read More
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UCD, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Friends of Clark Park, will once again present Movies in Clark Park, four Fridays of free outdoor movies running... Read More
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In the same year they will celebrate their forty-fifth anniversary, the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House completed a massive expansion to more than double their capacity to... Read More
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Our data scientist Tyler Tran has recently been conducting pedestrian counts throughout our district using automated sensors. Pedestrian count data help us estimate the... Read More
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Each summer University City District partners with local businesses, restaurants, organizations and performers to present a robust schedule of free and fun events throughout... Read More