Sports Complex Special Services District
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The Sports Complex Special Services District (SCSSD)is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Philadelphia that was established in the year 2002 to minimize the impact of concentrating major sporting and entertainment facilities in a geographic area adjacent to established Philadelphia residential neighborhoods.
The mission is to protect community interests, improve neighborhood quality of life and promote efficient operation within the neighorhood(s) of adjacent sports venues of the Citizen's Ball Park, Lincoln Financial Field, multi-event Wachovia Center and the former Spectrum Arena(demolished 2010). The mission is fulfilled by providing support and special services to the residental neighborhood(s) in close proximity to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex
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The boundary of the Special Distrct is bounded by Oregon Avenue to the north, 7th Street to the east, I-95 to the south, and 20th Street to the west. It includes the neighornoods of Packer Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
M.A.R.C.O Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
that are represented on the board by four neighborhood districts.
" entertainment complex being built on the former site of the Spectrum Arena. The impact of traffic and patrons have raised concerns by the adjacent nieghborhood community seeking to have a mechanism to deal with it in an organized structure, similar to the SCSSD.
The mission is to protect community interests, improve neighborhood quality of life and promote efficient operation within the neighorhood(s) of adjacent sports venues of the Citizen's Ball Park, Lincoln Financial Field, multi-event Wachovia Center and the former Spectrum Arena(demolished 2010). The mission is fulfilled by providing support and special services to the residental neighborhood(s) in close proximity to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex
South Philadelphia Sports Complex
The South Philadelphia Sports Complex is the current home of Philadelphia's professional sports teams. It is the site of the Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park...
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The boundary of the Special Distrct is bounded by Oregon Avenue to the north, 7th Street to the east, I-95 to the south, and 20th Street to the west. It includes the neighornoods of Packer Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Packer Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that includes 1,200 homes built in two unique builder developments of Packer Park 1950s and Brinton Estates 1990s. It is one of four residential communities that form Philadelphia's Sports...
M.A.R.C.O Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marconi Plaza is a neighborhood located in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.An Italian-American enclave, Marconi Plaza has two main halves, East and West, which are divided in the middle by Broad Street. It is located at the most southern end of the city and within the northern...
that are represented on the board by four neighborhood districts.
Other Venues
The Special District does not include the "Philly Live!Philly Live!
Philly Live!- is a high end destination retail, dining and entertainment complex located in the Little Italy neighborhood community of South Philadelphia being constructed within the regional hub borders of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...
" entertainment complex being built on the former site of the Spectrum Arena. The impact of traffic and patrons have raised concerns by the adjacent nieghborhood community seeking to have a mechanism to deal with it in an organized structure, similar to the SCSSD.