The Friends of the Wissahickon in Montgomery and Philadelphia counties is hosting a Valley Talk on March 11 at Valley Green Inn on the future of Fairmount Park.

At 6 p.m, Harris Steinberg, the executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University, will give a presentation on a new vision and action plan for Fairmount Park.

The talk will give results from a study called “The New Fairmount Park, conducted by Penn Praxis, the applied research arm of the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Steinberg was the founding executive director of PennPraxis.

The study outlines the future of Fairmount Park, including the Wissahickon and creates a plan for ensuring that the unique park remains relevant in the 21st century.

The study was conducted for Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and was funded by the William Penn Foundation and produced in collaboration with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commission and the Fairmount Park Conservancy.

3/9/2015