Pennsylvania’s first autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle has officially arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and is ready to begin operations starting in early January 2024. The arrival of the electric, zero-emissions shuttle comes after much planning, testing, and coordination between public and private organizations. The project was announced in February 2022 when PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private
The Chapel of the Four Chaplains at the Navy Yard is receiving some needed upgrades with the installation of a new roof and other cosmetic updates. The project will cost approximately $380,000, with more than a quarter of a million dollars being funded through a through a Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)
University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC are excited to announce the completion of the inaugural Industrial Trades Program! This cohort marks the 100th placement of the partnership.
Have you checked out our interactive Navy Yard – Things to See & Do Map where you can discover all the Navy Yard has to offer conveniently from the palm of your hand? The map, which can be downloaded and accessed through Google Maps, is sorted by categories so you can find what you want
In July 2023, PIDC released a public RFP to select an experienced team to conduct a Bus Electrification and Campus-Wide EV Study and develop an implementation plan at the Navy Yard. We are happy to announce that we selected Virginkar & Associates, Inc. (VAI) consultant team to conduct a study on improving the Navy Yard’s
The Navy Yard offers a variety of public spaces for events, races, festivals, programs, activities, and performances that are consistent with PIDC’s goals of increasing the regional visibility of the Navy Yard and engaging Navy Yard employees, stakeholders, and the surrounding community. As we work with our development partners at Ensemble/Mosaic to build Philadelphia’s next
We are pleased to welcome Scott Dever as the new general manager for the Navy Yard electric utility. Dever is taking over for Rudy Terry who served in that role for the past 12.5 years. Dever comes to the Navy Yard with a wealth of diverse utility management experience, including 30 years at the Philadelphia
The 2023 Lunch Truck Line Up season has ended and will resume in 2024. We will communicate more information in early 2024 on our website, blog, and social media channels when the new season is scheduled to resume. Thank you.
The Navy Yard campus is coming together and will be hosting different donation drives that will benefit several different organizations in the community. Different Navy Yard businesses will be collecting donations directly at their offices for Navy Yard employees, but there will be several locations for public drop offs. Treats for Troops: Now – November
For the first time since the pandemic, the Navy Yard Executives Breakfast returned to the Navy Yard campus October 25 when more than 100 leaders from Navy Yard businesses and organizations, as well as external Navy Yard stakeholders and partners, gathered to hear about the ongoing development projects and be introduced to Jodie Harris, PIDC’s