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NEW CENTURY NEIGHBORHOODS New Century Neighborhoods begins with a review of the key characteristics, causes, and consequences of the Philadelphia region's decentralization trends. It identifies the continued loss of middle-class households as a critical issue for the sustainability of City's neighborhoods and economy. The second section outlines the prospects for household retention and attraction in Philadelphia's neighborhoods. It describes the City's housing market strengths (first-time homebuyers and young professionals), its weaknesses (move-up buyers), and the challenges of matching future demand with existing and new residential development. The final section presents general concepts, strategies, and tools that comprise the planning and development framework for Philadelphia's New Century Neighborhoods. The main concept is to provide a high-quality urban environment that complements the larger region's development mix. Each section of the New Century Neighborhoods paper is available below as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file that can be viewed with your Web browser. Adobe Acrobat Reader and browser plug-ins for viewing PDF files are available free from the Adobe Web site. Section 1: Population and Housing Market Trends (1180K PDF File) Characteristics Causes Consequences Section 2: Housing Market Prospects (1057K PDF File) Regional Demand Demand Opportunities Supply Challenges Section 3: Strategies and Tools (918K PDF File) Building on Strengths Strategies Tools How a New Century Neighborhood Would Be Different FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Philadelphia City Planning Commission One Parkway, 13th Floor 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 Voice: Fax: E-Mail: Web:             215.683.4615 215.683.4630 info@philaplanning.org http://www.philaplanning.org/index.htm Comments? Contact: webmaster@philaplanning.org Copyright ©2001 Philadelphia City Planning Commission