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LING CHEN

Planning & Urban Design

R Reimaging the City of Squares

The World in One Place

Jan 2023 - May 2023

An Implementation Plan for the Garrett Road Corridor, Upper Darby, PA

The study area looks at the Garrett Road corridor: starting at 69th Street Station, traveling west along Garrett Road & the Trolley lines, then ending at the Drexel Hill Trolley Junction. Its North and South boundary is roughly a ½ mile and 5-15 minute walk from Garrett Road. The two mile corridor encompasses all types of urban environments and physical infrastructure, making our study area a true mix of the urban and suburban. Beyond the built environment, our corridor also houses people of many different origins, many of which from foreign countries, who have made Upper Darby their home and place of business. The study area is uniquely situated to be able to benefit greatly from the upcoming trolley modernization project due to the importance of the transportation center as a connecting point for all of Delaware County. It is because of this opportunity that Upper Darby needs to look specifically at this corridor to plan for a successful transition into the next decades.

Type: Academic Work, UPenn Planning Studio
Group group with Alexa Ringer, Alex Nelms, Ann Zhang, Sidney Kuesters, Shreya Bansal, Zhida Ma
Role: Urban Design, Land Use & Zoning Analysis, Business Analysis, Renderings for Comprehensive Plan, Content Writing
Location: the Garrett Road Corridor, Upper Darby, PA
Date: January, 2023 - May, 2023

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