The Buzz: Zoning Case | Callowhill NID | Mount Moriah | Open Space Accolades | Traffic Study for Delaware Ave

The Daily News lays out the case for a new zoning code. Will City Council get the job done this session?

Today City Council will take up the question of creating a new Callowhill/Chinatown North get a  Neighborhood Improvement District. The NID is intended to clean up the streets and could finance the Reading Viaduct park project. The Inquirer looks at the debate.

PlanPhilly’s JoAnn Greco explores the neglected landscape of historic Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Charles Birnbaum, says “Philadelphia’s exceptional array of parks and open spaces, and the visionary, entrepreneurial and civic-minded people behind them, is where to really see a city center in high gear,” in his recent Huffington Post series on City Shaping. Flying Kite points out the piece.

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is examining how to improve traffic flow on Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard, Kellie Patrick Gates explains for PlanPhilly.

The Buzz is Eyes on the Street’s morning news digest.