Next meeting of Safe Streets, Healthy Neighborhoods will be at the Guerin Recreation Center at 1600 Jackson Street on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 6 PM to 8 PM.

At this meeting the Community Design Collaborative Design Team will be presenting preliminary designs for bike priority streets. These designs will include both short and long range plans for a typical residential block in South Philadelphia based on input they received from you in previous meetings. This is your last opportunity to provide input to guide the final plans.

Join members of the Combined South Philadelphia Civic Association Alliance in the auditorium of Saints John Neumann – Maria Goretti High School tonight at 6:30PM for a meeting and Q&A session with SEPTA senior management.

SEPTA Constituent Relations Coordinator Wendy Green-Harvey and Assistant Director of Transportation Michael Lyles will address issues relevant to schedules and ALL South Philadelphia routes. Mr. Lyles, along with many of his staff members, will field questions especially regarding pilot projects such as the 47 bus lines limited pick-ups.

On Tuesday, January 3, at 6:30pm the Passyunk Square Civic Association will host its monthly general membership meeting at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (East Passyunk Avenue and Dickinson Street). Whether you’re celebrating your first or fiftieth New Year as a Passyunk Square resident, make getting involved in your neighborhood one of your goals for 2012. Attending a general membership meeting is a great way to get started. You’ll find out the latest news for what’s going on in the neighborhood, meet some of your fellow Passyunk Square residents and hear from our featured presenter.

For this month we’ll have updates of upcoming zoning committee cases, development projects in the neighborhood, news from the town watch front and more!