CENTRAL NORTHEAST

Honor Square War Memorial

Recommendation CNE 33: Redesign Honor Square at Five Points.

Route for Change

Recommendation CNE 13: Implement the recommendations of DVRPC’s Alternative Development for Roosevelt Boulevard Transit Enhancements study in order to incrementally transform Roosevelt Boulevard into a multi-modal corridor with expanded transit service, automobile circulation improvements, and pedestrian and bicycle upgrades.

Cottman & The Boulevard

Recommendation CNE 33: Improve the public realm through well-marked curb cuts, driveways, and refuge islands in order to improve walkability.

Image Source: Michael Baker International

Honor Square War Memorial

Recommendation CNE 33: Redesign Honor Square at Five Points.

Route for Change

Cottman & The Boulevard

Recommendation CNE 33: Improve the public realm through well-marked curb cuts, driveways, and refuge islands in order to improve walkability.

Image Source: Michael Baker International

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Central Northeast District Plan

Executive Summary

Technical Memos

First Public Meeting Summary

Second Public Meeting Summary

Draft Plan Comments

Mid-Century Modern Design Report

The Central Northeast District Plan was adopted by PCPC on March 18, 2014.

Central Northeast District Contact:

Kyle Brown | (215) 686-7785

Kyle.Brown@phila.gov

Download the 2023 Implementation Update

District at a Glance:

Central Northeast District boundary is generally located westward from six blocks below the intersection of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard and the Regional Shopping Center extending west to the County line and northward to the Pennypack Creek. The Cottman and the Boulevard Regional Shopping Center is a major Focus Area of the district and includes several of the busiest roadways and vital transit and pedestrian corridors (Cottman, Bustleton and Castor Avenues and Roosevelt Boulevard).

In May 2017 City Planners held an interactive planning workshop to re-engage and coordinate next steps with the major stakeholders and city agencies to implement action to “strengthen Cottman and the Boulevard as a competitive regional center”.

Top action steps include:

Design a shovel ready streetscape improvement plan
Make street network safer and more efficient
Preserving historically significant Mid-century Modern structures