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Pennypack Park

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Pennypack Park
Address: 8550 Verree Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 215-683-0200;
Fax: 215-878-9859;
Web: www.fairmountpark.org/
Size: 1,395 acres.
Location: Stretches nine miles northwest from the Delaware River to where Philadelphia meets the border of Montgomery County.
Facilities: Picnic areas, paved and unpaved trails.
Activities: Horseback riding, mountain biking, soccer, softball, roller blading, jogging.
Special Features: Part of the city's Fairmount Park system. Points of interest in Pennypack include the Fox Chase Farm, Pennypack Bandshell, and Pennypack Environmental Center.

See other parks in Pennsylvania.


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On the other hand, researchers studying housing developments around Philadelphia's Pennypack Park found that property next to active recreation facilities had slightly lower values; this was attributed to noise and increased pedestrian traffic.
The Regional Science Research Institute used multiple regression analysis in 1974 to study how 1,294-acre Pennypack Park in Philadelphia affected nearby real estate.
Existing projects such as new waterfront access along Schuylkill Banks and at Pennypack Park on the Northern Delaware show how cleaning up and maintaining a greenway along the river can serve to revitalize neighborhoods.
 
 
 
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