RESOURCES

PBCIP’s neighborhood planning effort, a 10-month, resident-driven project established a comprehensive strategic plan for transformative neighborhood change (click here to download). The Parkside neighborhood plan has been adopted into the City of Camden's Master Plan.

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Over 900 residents and stakeholders, guided by PBCIP and its consultants, set forth goals and action steps that address comprehensive community and economic development strategies.

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The implementation phase being funded (in part) by Wells Fargo Regional Foundation includes concrete steps toward accomplishing significant milestones in commercial development, housing, education, neighborhood services and health & active living initiatives.

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Parkside Collaborative's Call to Action

The Parkside collaborative is a group of local partners coming together to transform and revitalize the Parkside neighborhood. With support from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, we are working together to create a flourishing neighborhood over the next 5 years – one where a new generation will be employed with quality jobs, families will access new green spaces and healthy food, and in all, a new, stronger future will be built in Parkside.

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As we build this better future, we have a collective vision that any person walking up and down our blocks will see:

• Revitalized gardens, parks and trails – from rehabilitated Farnham Park plaza to the new Camden Historical Society Museum “History Garden”

• More healthy produce affordable and accessible for all residents

• Economic prosperity through place making and artistic spaces that inspire and build connections for quality living, working and creating 

• More recreational activities and trailways to support resident fitness and health

• A vibrant business corridor along Haddon Avenue with stronger retail shops and new community based entrepreneurs filling real estate vacancies and providing jobs for residents.

• A new generation of Parkside youth engaged and employed in technology focused industries and continuing to live in the neighborhood

• Equal access to healthy food and jobs through gardening

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Over time, Parkside structures, streets, and blocks will be revitalized – as we together build and grow connections, progress, and hope.  Now, the question is; how do you want to be a part of this change?

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Click here to download a copy of Parkside's Goals & Impacts.