How livable communities can be realized in Philadelphia

By Alan Jaffe

For PlanPhilly

Leading voices from the philanthropic, institutional, development and government sectors offered a chorus on creating sustainable communities Monday night at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

The participants in the program, "Livable Communities and Philadelphia," sponsored by the Academy, PennPraxis, and U.S. Reps. Allyson Y. Schwartz of Philadelphia and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, offered some clear definitions of sustainable living, noted the challenges in attaining the goals, and found that the city is on its way to achieving them.

Posted on April 20, 2010.