Daily News | Demolition of historic building approved for new health center in Northeast Philly
A proposal for a new public health center in Northeast Philadelphia moved a step closer to fruition on Friday as the Historical Commission voted 7–4 to approve the demolition of a historic building on the Friends Hospital campus to make way for the new medical structure.
“We understood that there was great community interest in a city health center at the Frankford Transportation Center,” Bettigole wrote. “Based on a deeper understanding of that interest and the growing poverty and health-care needs in the lower Northeast, we then proposed to build two health centers rather than one.”
The Health Department argues that new safety improvements on the boulevard will ameliorate pedestrian safety concerns on the 12-lane road. Afor modernization of traffic signals, reconfiguration of intersections, and installation of pedestrian refuge islands. Directly in front of the campus, Bettigole noted, will be a new direct bus route and an “enhanced bus shelter,” scheduled for roll out in 2025.
“I understand every minute counts in medicine, but we could at least take a look at those things and see what we can try to come up with [to preserve the] building,” said Robert Thomas, chair of the Historical Commission. “It could be put to a good use and help to provide a welcoming environment, and provide a link to the history.”
“The NIMBY issues in the Northeast, the Councilpeople issues in the Northeast, and [property] owners of the Northeast’s lack of understanding or willingness to have a public health center make it impossible,” Schwarz, who served under Mayor Michael Nutter, told the Historical Commission.created a zoning overlay that bans all medical offices from their districts
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