Open Streets: The Festive Philadelphia Takeover Returns This December
Forget the winter blues and start jingling all the way down Walnut Street because Open Streets: West Walnut is back, just in time for the holidays. Yep, that means no honking horns, no exhaust fumes, and no buses cutting you off mid-crosswalk. Instead, it’s a festive pedestrian wonderland stretching from Broad to 20th Streets where you can walk, talk, shop, and snack to your heart’s content—all without dodging traffic.
Open Streets at Rittenhouse: A New Way to Explore Philadelphia
The Why: Some of you may have recently heard that Philadelphia was recently crowned America’s most walkable city by USA Today. And boy, do we Philadelphians love to win. So, in celebration of this incredible feat, the Center City District (CCD) is fully leaning into the accomplishment by bringing us Open Streets, where strollers, shoppers, and street artists reign supreme.