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Penn Corridor Master Plan l<br />
Reading, West Reading and<br />
CLIENT<br />
Reading Berks County Visitor Bureau<br />
SERVICES<br />
Planning<br />
Urban Design<br />
Landscape Architecture<br />
SIZE<br />
245 acres<br />
COMPLETION DATE<br />
2006<br />
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES<br />
• Promotes Valued Public Initiatives<br />
• Provides Open Space for All<br />
• Creates Mixed Land Use<br />
• Engages Alternative Transportation<br />
• Minimizes Auto Reliance<br />
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania<br />
The Initiative for a Competitive Greater<br />
Reading invited Sasaki to develop the<br />
Penn Corridor Master Plan as a part of<br />
a regional economic development<br />
strategy. The two-mile Penn Corridor<br />
connects downtown Reading to its<br />
neighboring municipalities on the<br />
other side of the Schuylkill River. The<br />
regeneration of the corridor will unify<br />
the existing strengths of cultural, entertainment,<br />
and retail destinations, while<br />
incorporating the future potential of<br />
riverfront trails and development as part<br />
of RiverPlace and the Schuylkill River<br />
National and State Heritage Area.<br />
One of the key goals for the Penn<br />
Corridor is to provide a walkable, vibrant<br />
urban setting. To achieve this, the corridor<br />
is divided into a chain of districts,<br />
each roughly scaled to a comfortable<br />
five-minute walk. Proposed improve-
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