Waterfront visions of what could be

The city released a request for proposals seeking designers to guide a major redesign of a stretch of the Parkway between Logan Circle and the Philadelphia Art Museum.

The plan from AmeriStarRail would privatize Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor, adding new stops and faster, more frequent trains.

L&I issued permits clearing the way to demolish a jewelry shop and adjacent commercial building at 8th and Chestnut streets in the city’s historic diamond district.