Vacant Land Use Survey
Phil Forsyth
From: Priscilla Ruilova <priscill...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Subject: [PHAN] [Garden Advocacy Opportunity] Dept of Planning and Development Survey for Vacant Land Strategy
To: PHAN (Philadelphia Agricultural Network) <pha...@googlegroups.com>
Hi everyone!
The Public Interest Law Center was recently invited to a listening session hosted by a consultant group, Community Capacity Builders. We learned that the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development is creating the City’s next 3-year strategy for managing and activating vacant land and city-owned parcels and they’ve hired Community Capacity Builders to help with this endeavor.
Community Capacity Builders asked us to share their survey widely and I'll include the language below. This is an opportunity for city government to hear directly from community members about their needs and priorities around preserving gardens, farms, and green spaces in the city. There are so many stories of community care that the green spaces we steward allow us to create.
Please consider sharing your perspectives around how the city should prioritize vacant land projects or send this survey to a friend or community member who you think would be interested.
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The Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development is creating the City’s next 3-year strategy for managing and activating vacant land and city-owned parcels. If you’d like to help shape the strategy, consider sharing your experiences and priorities in a brief (10-minute) survey.
The survey will be open until October 10. When you finish, you'll have the chance to enter a raffle for a $50 Visa gift card. All responses will be kept confidential.
In community,
Priscilla Ruilova
Priscilla Ruilova (she/her)
Environmental Justice Organizer
Hablo español
2 Penn Center
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 802
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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