Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Thanks @phillymag.com. I have to say that the @centercityphila.org team agrees. #bestofphilly 071
Reposted by PremaChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025This piece is great www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/is-...vitalcitynyc.orgVital City | Is New York Broken?Even in an era of widespread catastrophism, hope and optimism continue to power the city. 1755180
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Some love for our barriers from @jongeeting.bsky.social in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social thephiladelphiacitizen.org/open-streets...thephiladelphiacitizen.orgMore Open Streets, PleaseHow to expand Center City District’s winning formula for Open Streets beyond Center City to more Philly neighborhoods 0101
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 17/05/2025On my morning run today, I was too early to check out the amazing new Christian to Crescent bike and pedestrian connector, which opens today. Thanks Schuylkill River Development Corp for this dazzling contribution to Center City’s livability. 0131
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025“The third space is the street.” - Trevor Noah podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... 030
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 08/05/2025We loved Open Streets so much that we made a short film. youtu.be/N7Mjp758YyUyoutu.beOpen Streets: West Walnut | Center City DistrictYouTube video by CCD Philadelphia 0156
Reposted by PremaCenter City District @centercityphila.org · 01/05/2025Open Streets is expanding into Midtown Village! Mark your calendars to join us for four Sundays from June 8 to June 29, where you can shop, dine, and stroll through one of Center City's vibrant neighborhoods. Details➡️ bit.ly/4jYmyxq 1227
Reposted by PremaBrad Stulberg @bradstulberg.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Deep reading is an absolute joy—good for mind and spirit. Also, a competitive advantage for knowledge workers. -Hardcopy book -No digital devices nearby -Pen for underlining, jotting down thoughts -Notebook to collect ideas that pop into mind -At least 30 min Like a muscle. 1111
Reposted by PremaNancy French @nancyfrench.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Unpopular opinion: I know it's cool to wear your earbuds and carry a book while pasting a disinterested, don't-talk-to-me expression on your face, but I like to talk to the person sitting beside me on airplanes. I liked it when we were willing to be inconvenienced by strangers. 156996342
Reposted by PremaCenter City District @centercityphila.org · 25/04/2025Get ready for the April finale of Open Streets: West Walnut this Sunday! Seven blocks of car-free bliss await you in #CenterCity. Shop, dine, and enjoy family-friendly activities along the way. Who's joining us? 011
Reposted by PremaCenter City District @centercityphila.org · 22/04/2025🚲 Did you know that there's an estimated 18,500 bicycle trips per day to and through Center City? This Earth Day, check out our new StoryMap, "Cycling in Center City," that highlights the impact that cycling has in facilitating a functional, viable, safe and attractive Center City. bit.ly/3Y8ciKCbit.lyCycling in Center CityGreater Center City contains more than 200,000 residents and 300,000 jobs within an area of less than six square miles. Add in visitors on top of that, and you get more than 400,000 people on the stre... 092
Reposted by PremaBikemamadelphia @denadriscoll.bsky.social · 20/04/2025I plan to go to church* today. *open streets 1302
Reposted by PremaBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.” Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried. This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership. Cities are a result of choices. 11981250
Reposted by PremaAtmos @atmosmag.bsky.social · 16/04/2025“All the rules are made up. We can actually approach envisioning and creating the future however we want.” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social) 0244
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 17/04/2025What an endorsement of Open Streets by @inquirer.com So grateful for this, but more than anything, grateful for the sparkling @centercityphila.org team. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...inquirer.comCould Philadelphia’s embrace of the Open Streets spur more civic innovations to come? | EditorialThe traffic-free days, and the Center City District that hosts them, represent Philadelphia leaders thinking big — and sticking the landing. 062
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Our compact, walkable downtown can only exist because transit allows visitors, residents, and employees to be concentrated in a small geographic footprint that would be physically impossible to serve with private vehicles alone. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...inquirer.comWithout a robust public transit system, Philadelphia just doesn’t work | OpinionAbsent additional funding from the state, the proposed cuts to SEPTA service would be devastating to the region's post-pandemic recovery. 14412
Reposted by PremaScott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 09/04/2025In my view, the most powerful scene. Reflecting on friendship. 4356319
Reposted by PremaOrla Burke @orlaburke.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Being a dancing animal and seeing some great looking babies is good for the soul, the body and the high street! “Happy Cities” @charlesincities.bsky.social is a great read. 14519
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Fascinating article. wapo.st/3Dq3x7Kwapo.stWhy Europe is going ‘car free’At a time when NYC and the Trump administration are battling over a congestion pricing program, Europe is dramatically scaling back its relationship with cars. 010
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 07/03/2025See also www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/f...nytimes.comPhiladelphia Story: The Next Borough (Gift Article)WEARING a Paul Green School of Rock T-shirt, his bangs plastered to his forehead in the summer heat, Laris Kreslins pulled in front of a handsome brownstone on Rittenhouse Square, the priciest neighbo... 000
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 06/03/2025“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain. #sixthborough www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/r...nytimes.comIs Philadelphia the New Hot Spot for New Yorkers? (Gift Article)A study found that New Yorkers seeking to leave town most often search for homes in Philadelphia. 2354
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 04/03/2025This is a great read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | How Covid Remade Our America, Five Years Later (Gift Article)It feels as if the pandemic is behind us. But we’re living in the world it made. 120
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Shopping at the brand new Aritzia (open today!) on Walnut Street like it’s my job. 060
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Unsurprising nypost.com/2025/02/14/r...nypost.comPhiladelphia is the city New Yorkers want to move to most — yes, reallyStreetEasy reveals that Philly has officially surpassed Miami as the most popular out-of-state metro where New Yorkers are looking to move. 030
Reposted by PremaCenter City District @centercityphila.org · 15/02/2025While yesterday’s celebration focused on our @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social in kelly green, today we want to honor our team in teal. Thank you to our dedicated cleaning team, who since 5:30 a.m. this morning have been tidying up Center City after yesterday’s celebration. 093
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Yesterday, for the parade, my kids and I took a SEPTA bus from our house to Broad & Erie, and then the BSL to Walnut-Locust. We made the same trip home. Just a phenomenal job by @septaphilly.bsky.social yesterday, especially by the kind ambassadors. Thank you! www.inquirer.com/transportati...inquirer.comInside SEPTA’s nerve center: How hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans got to the Super Bowl parade“Everything went according to the plan this morning, with a few hiccups,” a SEPTA official said early in the day. That was still the assessment after the festivities had ended. 0284
Reposted by PremaState Rep. Ben Waxman @benwaxman.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Eagles fans! Win or lose, please do not burn my Center City district to the ground. 0131
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Grateful for many ways of getting to work in Center City - even from Mount Airy - on icy days like today. Thanks SEPTA! 1110
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 21/01/2025It was nice of them to write about me, but this headline is… fascinating. 060
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 08/01/2025On this day, 60 years ago, my dad arrived to the USA as an engineering student. At the time, only 100 Indians were allowed to emigrate to the United States annually, though that changed soon thereafter. I’m so grateful for his decision. Our lives would not be possible anywhere else. 🇺🇸 120
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Love this! Also conveys a valuable life lesson - Mother Nature > best laid plans. 020
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 03/01/2025I used to quote Betty Draper to my kids: “only boring people are bored,” but henceforth shall quote @chrislhayes.bsky.social: “boredom is a constitutive experience of modernity.” Great piece, can’t wait to read the book. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Chris Hayes: I Want Your Attention. I Need Your Attention. Here is How I Mastered My Own.The problem we face is existential and spiritual, not situational. 010
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Someone pls tell 1996 suburban Connecticut mallrat Prema that she will grow up to be quoted in a newspaper article about Abercrombie & Fitch. 061
Reposted by PremaHenry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 22/12/2024I went on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the open streets movement. Here's what I learned: slate.com/business/202...slate.comBogotá’s Open Streets Program Is the Most Successful in the World. I Went to Find Out Why.If you ask a Bogotáno where they learned to ride a bike, they all have the same answer. 111027
Prema @premagupta.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Open Streets aren’t just for the vibes. We saw a 36% increase in pedestrians across four Sundays in September and the broader Rittenhouse Row area saw a 24% increase. Retailers saw an 68% sales increase - with a range of 25-275%. But the vibes are immaculate (according to my teen). 3173
Reposted by PremaJay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 20/12/2024A single sentence, that if embraced by urbanists, mayors, city councillors & the dude who works in finance but is convinced he intuitively knows how to design a street, would greatly improve cities. This sentence would also make community engagement sessions far more productive. 1022349
Reposted by PremaDaniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2024True luxury is found in the simplest moments. 424195734270
Reposted by PremaStephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Reader Sean McDonnell emailed me these photos of the statues at Fitler Square Park who received fancy custom-knit sweaters (he writes: "Note that the bear's sweater has a goat, tortoise, and bear pattern!"). Does anyone know who the mystery Fitler Square knitter may be? 23611
