Aerial shot of Cedar Park Ground mural. Mural is abstract and floral, featuring jewel tones, pinks and yellows

Streetscape Improvements

University City District designs, installs, and maintains streetscape improvements like pedestrian plazas and small public interventions that make the environment appealing to pedestrians, transit-users, bicyclists, and drivers.

Our public space enhancements and interventions, ranging from signature spaces like Trolley Portal Gardens to small pedestrian plazas and seating options, have set the standard in the neighborhood.

We create lively public venues designed to reactivate underutilized areas, foster community connections, and spark interactions. We work from conceptualization and design to construction and then the spaces are maintained by our in-house Green Team.  

When we’re not designing and installing spaces ourselves, we also consult on projects and serve as a connector to City permitting for groups seeking to develop their own interventions including Parklets, outdoor seating, and daylighting projects.

Trolley Portal Gardens West Philadelphia Public space crowd

Our list of active interventions includes:

  • Trolley Portal Gardens
  • The Lawn at uCity Square
  • Baltimore Crossing at 48th and Baltimore
  • Woodland Green at 653 South 42nd Street
  • The Cedar Park ground mural at 49th and Baltimore
  • The intersection at Baltimore Avenue and Springfield
  • The intersection at 43rd and Spruce
  • Custom bus and tree seats found through the neighborhood
LoopedIn chairs at Woodland Green (42nd and Woodland)

Previous interventions include:

  • The Porch at 30th Street Station
  • Philadelphia’s first Parklet program
  • Upgrades to the Market Street Bridge
  • The Pub at The Porch
  • Custom planters along Schuylkill Avenue
  • The Dirt Factory composting site
  • Looped In custom seating program