Ryan Briggs

Briggs, Ryan

A Delaware Valley native, Ryan Briggs has lived in Philadelphia since he enrolled at Temple University in 2004. A freelance journalist who has written for Hidden City, Metropolis, City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly, Ryan is currently part of the Philly Fellows program at Next American City.

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  • 12/31/2012

    Detours

    Four Urban Corridors that Beat the Odds and Redefined a City

    • Read about the strategies that put four ailing commercial corridors back on the map.
    • Learn about what's working for community development leaders at the top of their game.
    • Get inspiration for new partnerships that could help your community.

  • 11/05/2012

    Dredging Promise

    Restoring Hope to the Port of Philadelphia

    • Learn about Philadelphia's costly gambit to revive its ailing port and how it fits into a national scramble to modernize ports for an increasingly globalized, mechanized world.
    • Hear from national experts on how an expansion of the Panama Canal due to be complete in 2015 will affect American docks.
    • Read about how regional in-fighting over the port's expansion has delayed progress and increased costs.