Daily News | Philly recently said goodbye to its famous giant game pieces. Here’s how the plaza where they stood could be redesigned.
The new plaza design would have more trees, including red maples, honey locusts, and dogwoods, which would provide shade. There are also plans to add a new access ramp at the John F. Kennedy Boulevard entrance, and an elevated 10,000-square-foot plaza nearsculpture stands. Visitors would be able to overlook the surrounding area from an elevated perspective there.
Visitors would have ample choice in seating throughout the redesigned Thomas Paine Plaza. A terrace near the perimeter of the Municipal Services Building would have seating, and a new tree-lined shaded area with seating would separate the large plaza from a smaller 6,000-square-foot one at Broad and Arch Streets.
Both plazas would have small stages, and bike parking would be available. Lighting that could be adjusted for events would be spread throughout the plaza.The first phase of remodeling is underway to replace the waterproofing membrane of the lower-level roof of the Municipal Services Building. A third phase will fill in the sunken part of the plaza to connect it to surrounding sidewalks.
“We’re pretty frustrated that we weren’t involved in any of the outreach process,” said a board member of SkatePhilly, a skateboarding nonprofit, at an Art Commission meeting reviewing the plan. The commission gave conceptual approval to the proposal on Wednesday, with a subcommittee meeting to take place in the near future to gather more feedback from the community. The commission will review the plan again for final approval,The plaza redesign process will continue into January, at which point the bidding and contractor selection process would take place. Reconstruction could begin in May, and the project is estimated to cost $20 million.
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