A Journey from Blueprint to Greenprint 1682 William Penn’s “Green Country Towne” 2008 Mayor Nu7er Elected 2010 Green2015 : Add 500 acres of public green space 2011 135 of the 151 GreenWorks ini@a@ves are in progress or completed 16821820 Zero park funding 2009 GreenWorks project ini@ated 2015 500 acres increase of park space 2015 “Greenprint” 2.9 % increase of park space 2012’s Current Green Space 1 2 4 Washington Avenue Green Expansion Sites completed or underway (100 acres) WE’RE WELL ON OUR WAY Sites already identified for greening (105 acres) Size of dots on map indicates their relative acreage Upper Roxborough Reservoir 60 E. Willow Grove Kroc Center Lardner’s Point Barnes on the Parkway Drexel Park Race Street Pier Sugar House Greenway Washington Avenue Green Karen Donnelly Park Hawthorne Park Greenfield School Penn Park Julian Abele Park Navy Yard Parks Temple University Quadrangle Walnut Hill Community Park and Farm Grays Ferry Crescent Tuttleman Field Panati Playground Addition Gustine Lake Interchange Byberry Meadow Parcel Kensington CAPA Festival Pier Dilworth Plaza Schmidt’s Park Center City Greenway Philly Coke Girard Avenue Interchange 54th and Upland Streets Shoemaker Green Mill Creek Park 3801 South 58th Street National Heat and Power Nicetown Skate Park 5 6 7 10 9 2011 100 acres of green space added 1870’s Money Spent per Acre Philadelphia: $83 New York’s $916 8 3