At PSCA General Membership meeting on January 3, Board President Christine Knapp reminded attendees that they can still take advantage of a program run by EnergyWorks to make low-cost home energy assessments and reduced cost home energy efficiency improvements available to members of the Passsyunk Square Civic Association.
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The question was posed at the January General Membership meeting: What is the Passyunk Square Civic Association doing about vacant lots and abandoned properties in the neighborhood? Thankfully our area doesn’t have as much trouble with this issue as other neighborhoods. That doesn’t mean we’re completely free of them.

In order to even begin planning what we might do about this issue, we first need to get an idea of the scope of the problem. To do this we want to continue to get an inventory all the boarded up/vacant houses in the neighborhood. This is where you come in!
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You told us in our recent member survey that supporting local businesses is important. The Passyunk Square Civic Association has recently compiled a local business directory, listing businesses located between 6th to Broad, Washington to Tasker. Click on this link for the directory.

We have already put it to use for our annual appeal, asking businesses to contribute to the civic association (not withstanding all the great in-kind donations we’ve received from businesses over the years!). While the directory contains almost 150 businesses, we are certain that there are more. If you see something missing, or own or operate a business yourself, please send your additions to planning@passyunk.org.

As discussed at our May General Membership meeting, the full results of our Parking Issues survey have been compiled and available now for your reading pleasure. Click on the links below to open PDF files that summarize the statistical portion of the survey and compile the answers from the open-ended questions portion of the survey.

We are ALWAYS looking for feedback about problem parking areas in the neighborhood or other car/bike/pedestrian issues that need to be addressed. If you notice repeat offenses of parking in crosswalks, parking on sidewalks, blocking fire hydrants, blocking handicap ramps; if you know of any handicap parking spaces that are no longer being used by the person who originally requested them; or if you have any suggestions for how we can take care of some of our most persistent problems, please email parking (at) passyunk.org. All emails will be kept strictly confidential. We will use the information you give us to add to the list of problem areas that we will discuss with the police and for which we will request targeted enforcement.

Click here for graphs showing the results of the statistical portion of the survey.

Click here for a document that summarizes the open-ended questions about problem parking areas, obsolete handicap spaces and suggestions for improvements.

The following is a draft of a letter to be sent to the ZBA regarding the deision of the Passyunk Square Zoning Committee for the applicant at 1537 S. 11th St. This case appeared before the committee on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
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Note this one change to the agenda for the Zoning Committee meeting on May 8: 1033-35 Tasker Street has sought a continuance of their ZBA hearing and will NOT be presenting at our Zoning Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 8. We’ll have one case: the revised plans for 1537 S. 11th (11th and Tasker) to add additional seating to the restaurant planned for that spot.

Minutes from May 1, 2012 PSCA General Meeting @ SPOAC

Meeting began at 6:40 pm, ended at 7:30. Attendance: Approximately 40 people. Board members: Knapp, Zenzola, D’Ippolito, Morris, Emma, Pohlig, Anton, Wilder, Fioretti. Absent (excused): DeCapua.
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