Who we
are:
The Girard Coalition, Inc.
(GCI) is a broad coalition of over 50 neighborhood groups, businesses
and major institutions along Girard Avenue, a major east-west artery in
Philadelphia, who have come together to stimulate commerce, increase
foot traffic, and grow the population of the Avenue, creating a vibrant
and exciting commercial corridor.
Keep up to date on what is happening at the Girard Coalition, Inc. sign
up for our Newsletter today
Mission:
The Girard Coalition, Inc.
(GCI) is committed to coordinating resources to support
therevitalization of Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, including
identifying resources for infrastructure improvements to foster
economic growth, enhancing the commercial environment to strengthen
existing businesses and attract additional amenities, and improving the
quality of life in the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
History:
The Girard
Coalition, Inc. was formed in 2003 by the Empowerment Zone with
technical support & funds from LISC as a result of a visioning
session with 40 community stakeholders.
Neighborhoods
involved:
Brewerytown
Cabot
East Poplar
Fairmount
Fishtown
Francisville
Kensington South
Ludlow
Northern Liberties
West Poplar
Yorktown
Focus:
The Girard Coalition, Inc.
serves the local, civic and business community in and around Girard
Avenue from I-95 to 33rd street. GCI uses the Mainstreet Four
point Approach for community revitalization. Our efforts are
focused on the following areas: (1) Organization, (2) Design, (3)
Promotion and (4) Economic
Restructuring. A fifth area, Safety and Cleanliness is
another area of concern for the Coalition.
Services:
GCI utilizes the Main
Street Four Points Approach to commercial revitalization created by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and offers a variety of
services to businesses and civic associations along the
corridor. Services include but are not limited to:
- Providing sidewalk
cleaning to the Avenue
- Coordinating business
support resources such as funding, university and government programs,
market information and more
- Organizing promotional
events
- Offering technical
assistance, design tips, free workshops and levering funds to bring
additional services to the corridor
- Assisting business
associations and civic organizations in the development and maintenance
of their organizations
- Developing initiatives
to address crime and safety
- Attracting
new businesses to the area
Links
|
