Semester

Spring

Date of Graduation

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MLA

College

Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design

Department

Landscape Architecture

Committee Chair

Lisa Orr

Committee Co-Chair

Stefania Staniscia

Committee Member

Stefania Staniscia

Committee Member

Chris Haddox

Abstract

The City of Philadelphia has addressed the need to utilize vacant lots in the city’s comprehensive planning document, Philadelphia2035 (PCPC, 2010). The document encourages designers to use sustainable practices to reincorporate these abandoned lots back into the fabric of the city. Through partnerships with local organizations in Philadelphia, guidelines and suggestions were created to guide Philadelphians while they revive abandoned lot spaces. In the neighborhood of Nicetown-Tioga, Philadelphia, there is a large amount of vacant lots leaving the area blighted and without resilience. This study accepts Philadelphia’s invitation to use design strategies to be applied to vacant lots within the neighborhood.

The purpose of this study is to discover the connections between open space opportunities that coincide with larger city goals of vacant lot infill. This study follows legal pathways as suggested by Vacant Land 215 Toolkit. The toolkit was developed by law makers to recommend the best legal pathways to follow when inquiring about vacant land in Philadelphia. The main aim of the design phase of this study is to make the best design choices for vacant lots.

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