Garden Court Community Association
 
About Committees
 
 
Committees
  1. •Program Planning
  2. •Education
  3. •Greening
  4. •Spruce Street Business District
  5. •Zoning and Development
  6. •Public Safety
  7. •Progressive Dinner
  8. •Membership
  9. •Fundraising
  10. •Newsletter
 
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committee Projects
48th & Spruce Street Business District Revitalization Project Mark Mendenhall, Chair (215) 476-2983 mr.mendenhall08@gmail.com In 2002 the Garden Court Community Association, through a strategic planning process, established the revitalization of the business corridor at 48th and Spruce Streets (and also on Pine and on 48th Streets) as an organizational priority. A core committee was organized and secured several grants – from Citizens Bank, the Department of Commerce of the City of Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development – to undertake a planning process for the improvement of the business district. After several years of working with professional marketing consultants and urban design experts, and involving the community and business owners through surveys, meetings, and public meetings, the core committee developed a written revitalization plan for the business corridor that was completed in early 2006. The written plan can be viewed at the following link: http://www.bkurbandesign.com/downloads/gardencourt/gardencourt_feb2006_lo.pdf The core committee recognizes the need for professional corridor manager assistance to work on implementing the many worthwhile recommendations in the plan. It is working on ways to fund such a position and move forward.mailto:mr.mendenhall08@gmail.comhttp://www.bkurbandesign.com/downloads/gardencourt/gardencourt_feb2006_lo.pdfshapeimage_18_link_0shapeimage_18_link_1
Committee Chairs
Lynette Jenkins
Sunshine Club
(215) 474-2368
xpress4625@verizon.net
 
Gregorio Pac Cojulun,Jr.
Crime and Safety Committee.
Chair; Malcolm X Park
(215) 748-5329
 
Wilhemina Herbert
Zoning Committee Chair
(215) 387-4622
 
Mark Mendenhall
Business District Committee Chair;
Barkan Park
(215) 476-2983
mr.mendenhall08@gmail.com
 
Ann Mintz,
University City District Rep.
(215) 243-0555 x226
ann@ucityphila.org    
Designing for Seniors
 
 
Freda Egnal, GCCA; Judy Yellin, Rhawnhurst NORC;
Bethea Eichwald, PCA
 
A GCCA meeting explores "aging-in-place" options.
By Martha Ledger
Special to the UC Review
UC Review • Wed, Dec 01, 2010
http://ucreview.com/designing-for-seniors-p2467-73.htm
 
We’re not getting any younger!
You know that, but you might be surprised at how many of us Philadelphians are actually old. Of the 1.5 million people currently living here, 263,000 or 17 percent are 60 or over. That makes us the second most senior-rich city in the country, out-aged only by Miami. By 2030, one of every five Philadelphians will be in this age group.
These striking statistics were presented November 18th at the general membership meeting of the Garden Court Community Association,  More....