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Philly plans to cap the Vine Street Expressway to reconnect Chinatown

“This community never gave up the fight for ways to mitigate the expressway,” said John Chin, executive director of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp.

The Vine Street Expressway at Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The city plans to cap the Vine Street Expressway to reconnect Chinatown, from Broad Street to Eighth Street.
The Vine Street Expressway at Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The city plans to cap the Vine Street Expressway to reconnect Chinatown, from Broad Street to Eighth Street.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer