Wissahickon Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania - Regional Planning Studio
Curriculum-Based Project
Ecological Planning and Design
Year Of Project: 
2011
Project Summary: 

This regional planning studio focused on Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Creek watershed, which encompasses an area of 64 square miles and includes 15 municipalities in Montgomery County and the City of Philadelphia. The Wissahickon Creek begins in Montgomery Township and flows for about 27 miles, where it meets with the Schuylkill River. The watershed includes extensive park and recreational facilities, and is also a source of drinking water for the City of Philadelphia. Students engaged with active non-profit, non-governmental community groups such as The Friends of the Wissahickon , which served as the putative client for the project. Students worked closely with these organizations to produce innovative, interactive visualizations of the regulatory environment of the Wissahickon to serve their current community-based needs.

Niel Korostoff, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Frans Padt, Senior Lecturer
The Friends of the Wissahickon, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Wissahickon Creek Context Map
Wissahickon Creek Context Map
Steam Buffer Benefits by Width
Steam Buffer Benefits by Width
Perspective of Constructed Wetland
Perspective of Constructed Wetland
Plan of Constructed Wetland
Plan of Constructed Wetland
Section of how to Daylight Grogas Run
Section of how to Daylight Grogas Run
Street Greening Plan
Street Greening Plan