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Janine White I Philadelphia Magazine I February 20, 2026 The most beleaguered corridor in Center City is due for yet another major makeover. Eight of the city’s smartest urban thinkers have some ideas on what that should look like. What should Market East look like? / Illustrations by James Boyle The stretch of Market Street that runs from City Hall down through our nation’s historic founding blocks and ends at the Delaware River has been a phantom itch for decades. Street ph

Philadelphia Magazine 2025 There's a lot of change afoot in Philly these days. Some of it — prepping for America’s 250th birthday and the 2026 World Cup, planning for a revitalized Parkway and reimagined (arena-free) Market East — is exciting. Some of it — averting dire straits for SEPTA, navigating the Trump 2.0 policy shifts that strip funding and destabilize a city — is decidedly less so. But all of it has created new and interesting opportunities for leaders, visionaries,