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| Philadelphia’s
multiple scales of attraction, from global to local -- what should
be Penn’s Landing’s relation to each? What multi-layered,
multicultural activities would best serve this city and its world
of users now? |
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| National
and regional attractions within the city -- how should Penn’s
Landing link with these? |
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National
shrines and the Camden waterfront -- should Penn’s Landing have
a special relation with these?
Penn’s Landing was
Philadelphia’s point of origin -- should the city go global
from where Penn Landed? How would it do that? |
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| How should
Penn’s Landing fulfill the needs of individuals, small groups,
Sunday strollers, and one million people? Of visitors, tourists, suburbanites,
Center City and local neighborhood residents, special groups including
school kids, and individuals? Of people who live and work on the site? |
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| Philadelphia
icons -- in a city of many symbols, what should Penn’s Landing
symbolize? |
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| Patterns
of land use -- what new activities on the waterfront might help re-establish
city-river connections that were destroyed by the I-95 and Independence
Mall? What should be Penn’s Landing’s part of the pattern?
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| What
could be the relation of waterfront uses to emerging patterns of land
use city-wide? |
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| Neighborhoods
and the Delaware -- how might the different neighborhoods relate to
Penn’s Landing? Given that neighborhoods north and south are
more accessible to I-95 than is Penn’s Landing, what share of
overall river-related development can they assume? How might this
affect what Penn’s Landing might provide? |
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| Auto
access and waterfront fun -- limitations of access that have hampered
the development of Penn’s Landing have benefited the waterfront
north and south of it. What measures would be feasible to improve
access to Penn’s Landing from I-95? |
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| If the
limits remain, can we consider the longer waterfront as the beneficiaries
of the highway and assign Penn’s Landing a role geared to its
limitations? What role? |
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| Transit
access and Penn’s Landing leverage -- Penn’s Landing is
accessible from Center City by mass transit. What roles does this
suggest for it in relation to uses on Market and Chestnut Streets
and to waterfront uses north and south? |
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| What
should lie at the heart of Penn's Landing? If investment in Penn’s
Landing is considered as leveraged over an area larger than its 13
acres, what area should this be? |
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Pedestrian
access -- why is it so unpleasant to cross the
I-95? What can we learn from successful long bridges? |
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| How can
we create a fun, civic bridge 1055 ft. long? |
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| The site
-- given it dimensions horizontally and vertically, what is its capacity? |
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| Public
and private -- what should remain public on the site? What should
be the ratio of public and private uses? Of open space and enclosed
space? Of spaces that can be both? Where should the public space be?
What can private developers reasonably be expected to offer on the
site and what might government be expected to provide to support that
offer? What beyond private uses is needed? |
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If Penn’s
landing is at the center of a lively waterfront -- should it be seen
as the jewel in the waterfront crown? What activities would support
this role?
Principles and guidelines -- what should these cover? Choices of activities?
The physical and aesthetic character of buildings and spaces? Controls
on views and vistas? Suggestions for programs and operations? Ideas
on areas for further study and planning? |
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