Mayor Cherelle Parker Vows 'No Idea Will Be Left Behind' in Market East Revitalization

Parker says Market East plan is open to input. Residents, scarred by Sixers arena fight, aren't buying it.

Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a commission to redevelop East Market Street. Comcast and the 76ers plan to demolish buildings for World Cup activities in 2026.

Philadelphia mayor launches new effort to transform Market East

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to transform Market East in Center City into a commercial and entertainment destination.

Philly's mayor talks up plans to transform, restore Market East area

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Market East Advisory Group on Friday to announce the launch of the “Reimaging Market East Initiative,” for the area that takes up a few blocks east of City Hall.

Parker vows that, this time, Market East planning will succeed

Brandishing a pile of old Market East planning studies, Mayor Cherelle Parker vowed Friday not to produce another master plan that ends up never being built out. A new planning process that launched this week for the stagnant commercial corridor “will not result in what we see right here, plans that are collecting dust on the shelf, that have no buy-in from a fiscal perspective to make sure that they are implemented,” Parker said. “That is not w…

Philly looking for community input to reimagine Market East after 76ers scrap arena plans

The city of Philadelphia is renewing their efforts to reimagine Market East now that the 76ers are no longer building an arena in Center City.

Philadelphia leaders look to revitalize Market Street East

After the Sixers backed out of plans to build a stadium in Center City, Philadelphia has launched a new task force to figure out what to do with Market Street East.