Washington Avenue Loft District Streetscape

Case Studies Phase I

Walnut Street, Philadelphia

Steet Characteristics Walnut Street Retail

  • Walnut Street is the premier high end retail street in Philadelphia
  • Richly articulated building facades
  • Five star restaurants
  • Building heights vary from 4-6 floors to 18-20 floors
  • Historic 19th century lamp posts
  • Decorative wayfinding
  • Heavy bus traffic
  • Elaborate paving patterns with multiple materials
  • Two lanes thru traffic and one lane parallel parking

Walnut Street urban character

Walnut Street near Rittenhouse Square


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