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Tioga
This neighborhood that has not received much attention or planning in past years. Currently the major development activity is along North Broad Street adjacent to Temple's Health Science Center. Retail and office uses are proposed here. Using the hospital as a strength to build on and around would serve this area well. This should not be done at the expense of driving out the older population that remains in the area
In 2003 the City engaged Sherick Project Management, a private development services consltant, to assist the City in designing acquisition and demolition packages for Tioga that would best suit future redevelopment. In the winter of 2004/2005 the City began acquisition of land with potential for residential development opportunities for interested businesses.
Both Tioga and Nicetown have active urban renewal status. Housing rehabilitation for rental housing may serve the Tioga area well because of the large size the residential properties that exist there. Tioga does not have a problem with large vacant parcels, however demolition may cause this to change. No recent community or neighborhood plans have been done for these areas. Facilitation of community planning is needed.
Neighborhood strengths: like the Strawberry Mansion area to the south, there are scattered strong blocks in Tioga where occupancy and homeownership remains high. This is especially true in the strong rowhouse blocks adjacent to Gratz High School.
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