Philadelphia 2040. The Green + Mobile City.

Philadelphia 2040: The Green + Mobile City is a vision plan for transforming Philadelphia into a more sustainable and livable city over the course of the next 30 years. It identifies strategic investments in public infrastructure and the public realm that create a framework for more efficient land use and development patterns, lower the city's impact on the natural environment, and improve the ability
of residents from all corners of the region to access jobs, amenities, and services.

Recognizing that there are many ways to make cities more "green" and more "mobile", the vision plan focuses on rail, road, and bicycle/pedestrian initiatives that will help Philadelphia become the most equitable, accessible, and environmentally friendly city in the United States:

CityRail: A functionally integrated rail system for a socially and economically integrated region,
CityRail calls for reopening stations along existing regional rail lines throughout Philadelphia's neighborhoods, and then increasing service levels to approximate that of existing rapid transit lines.
New stations will serve as nodes of commercial and residential development, and higher-frequency
service will enable more people to reach more places more quickly.

CityGreen: Philadelphia will reinvest in its arterial streets to create signature corridors that connect neighborhoods to parks, CityRail hubs, and to one another. Underutilized rights-of-way for automobiles will be recast as green spaces, stormwater management tools, bike lanes, and bus rapid transit corridors. Eventually, a network of smaller neighborhood green streets and bicycle boulevards will branch out from these arterial spines.

CityCycle, CityWalk: In addition to infilling the rail system and retrofitting the roadways, investments in the cyclist and pedestrian experiences will make Philadelphia's transportation infrastructure truly multi-modal. Citywide bike-sharing and electronic way-finding systems will transform the way Philadelphians think and move about their city, maximize access, promote healthy living, and significantly reduce pollution and congestion levels.