Philly AAU/Chinatown Greening Project

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Anthony T

Philadelphia, PA

  • people helped100
  • People Doing It 30

The Problem

There is a lack of green space in the low-income, immigrant neighborhood of Philadelphia Chinatown and Chinatown North. According to a Philadelphia brownfields expert, this area has the most impermeable land surface per square foot (i.e it's the most paved over) of any of Philadelphia's neighborhoods. FACTS, the neighborhood's one public school, sits adjacent to an abandoned elevated railroad track that is bordered by neglected and vacant lots. It is our goal to turn one of these lots into community green space for use both by the Chinatown community and by the students at the FACTS school. We want the space to be a place to play, a place to learn, and a place to meet.

Plan of Action

Our plan of action is to first make the lot hospitable and traversable by people. As it is an abandoned industrial lot, the soil is quite contaminated with heavy metals and other chemicals. In addition, a lot of litter covered the ground and weeds inhabited most of the lot. We are currently soliciting donations for wood chips to cover the ground and make it traversable. After that, we are planning to begin larger construction to create planters, sitting areas, and a ramp for handicapped use.
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