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Originally Posted by Londonee
Have you been to the site? The scale in person of the project is immense - and the park is going to be massive. So, my concern is less about increasing the size and more about how in God's name are we going to afford to upkeep and program this enormous thing year round to keep it from becoming an encampment. I'm optimistic but it's a HUGE project.
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I have no concern about that. DRWC is one of the best things to ever happen to Philly. They maintain the rest of their properties super well. I'd argue that they need to be more selfish with corporate sponsorship and events. Cherry Street pier should have DJs, concerts, weddings, etc. anything to generate more revenue to maintain.
Programming is what will fund the upkeep of the new park. The IBX winterfest and summerfest are huge money makers. They should have included docks and boat slips in the new park. Missed opportunity IMO.