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This project aims to serve the local neighborhood of West Philadelphia by providing healthy, sustainable, and accessible methods of nourishment to communities impacted by food insecurity. Philly Urban Creators transforms landscapes into dynamic safe spaces that foster connectivity, self-sufficiency, innovation, and joy through urban agriculture. The 52nd St Transit Hub and Market will serve as Urban Creators’ second outpost, by incorporating a fresh food hall, art gallery, education spaces, and a co-op food market and garden that is run by community members as a self-reliant, sustainable system. By combining Afrofuturist ideals and symbols such as “Sankofa” in its textural qualities, the hub serves as a way of a reimagining the past and transforming the community into one that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.