Philadelphia 2040. A New Kind of Global City

Philadelphia 2040:  A New Kind of Global City provides a framework for Philadelphia to evolve into a city that is golbally signifcant but rooted locally.  Residents, immigrants and visitors will all benefit from a better business environment, higher quality education, and borader opportuntiies to gain vital skills and advance in the workplace.   Philadelphia can achieve this vision of a global city by investing in three crucial contributors to the city's competitive advantage and quality of life:  Education, Entrepreneurship and Equity.

The Edcuated City excelins in providing superb K-12 education and suceeds in retaining manyof the graduates of its universites and institutions of higher learning.  The new Office of Education, with responsibilities relating to both k-12 educatin and universities, will organize a holistic city response to the dual challenges of the Educated City.

The Entrepreneurial City is a place of innovation, dynamic job creation and high levels of immigration.  The consolidation of three city agencies -- the PIDC, PCDC and RDA-- into a single, powerful quasi-public authority called the Philadelphia Develompent Corporation,n will adddress these challenges.  This new authority will be responsible for encouraging innovation and job cration in several Innovatin Centers located at key intersections of existing city assets.

The Equitable City offers all of its citizens access to opportunities for self-improvement.  The Technology Workforce Council will spearhead city efforts to improve workforce training and development by encouraging collaboration between government, the institutions and the private sector.