“Lower South” Philadelphia

 

I found this article to be pretty intriguing.

There is a group of people in Philadelphia currently working on the future and healthy well-being of Lower South Philadelphia. Where exactly is Lower South Philadelphia? In other words, what are its boundaries?

This area includes the following sections/neighborhoods:

  1. Navy Yard
  2. South Philadelphia Port
  3. Sports Complexes
  4. Packer Park
  5. Grays Ferry (a portion of it)

There are only 5,000 residents in this entire area of Philadelphia, but 15,000 people work here; that makes it important. Read on to learn more.

Philadelphia ranks 5th in “Clean Jobs”

What is a “clean” job?

According to the article, clean jobs are defined as “all jobs that produce goods and services that benefit the environment, and public mass transit benefits the environment by providing a more energy-efficient mode of transportation to work.”

Out of the 100 largest metro areas, Philadelphia was ranked 5th; just behind New York, LA, Chicago, and DC.

Not bad.