We're excited to announce the launch of the Gorgas Park Safety Improvement Project!

This project will make it safer to walk and park along Ridge Avenue at Gorgas Park by replacing our damaged sidewalks and curbs, widening the existing parking lane, and adding three sidewalk bump outs to calm traffic. The Roxborough Development Corporation and Friends of Gorgas Park have long advocated for these safety improvements.

The Gorgas Park Safety Improvement Project was made possible through grants from Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr., the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, and the PA Department of Economic and Community Development, with contributions by the Roxborough Development Corporation and Friends of Gorgas Park.

The project is slated to begin the week of November 18th and wrap up by December 27th. Measures will be taken to minimize disruption to residents, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic during construction.

• Construction will take place on weekdays only. It will not occur on weekends.
• During construction, the sidewalk along the Gorgas Park side of Ridge Avenue between Acorn and Hermitage Streets and both parking lanes will be closed.
• Pedestrians will be provided with a safe, well-marked detour using the sidewalk across from Gorgas Park between Acorn and Hermitage Streets.

• During construction, both parking lanes along the Gorgas Park side of Ridge Avenue will be closed.
   

• Travel lanes on Ridge Avenue will remain open with traffic control during the day.
• Gorgas Park will remain accessible via the Acorn and Hermitage Street entrances.
   

Jax Cusack, Executive Director of the Roxborough Development Corporation, says, “We are grateful to Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr. for making this critical project possible. The Gorgas Park Safety Improvement Project supports the RDC’s vision for a more walkable Ridge Avenue commercial corridor.”

John Boyce, President of Friends of Gorgas Park, adds, “Our Friends group brought Gorgas Park back to life. This project supports the great work we've done to restore and enhance Roxborough’s 'Central Park'.”