into the corridor is another potential idea. “Also important to us is public spaces,” LaRue stresses. “We don’t want a downtown that is all concrete. We’d like a nice mix of sit down restaurants and then grab and go options. Aunt Susie’s Pie and Coffee is an up and coming brand in the region that we’d love to have. It’s a walk up, and then the customers can go sit in one of our public spaces that we would like to see downtown.” COMMUNITY AND COMMERCE Upper Darby’s comprehensive plan calls for the connection of neighborhood business corridors Upper Darby is also working with large property owners like Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation to accelerate revitalization. “Ashkenazy owns a lot of the retail boxes on 69th Street, which in this day and age, is actually an advantage for us, because we can work for them on a holistic plan,” she conveys.“Instead of trying to work with 20 different property owners, we’re maybe dealing with five, which is actually going to increase how quickly we can move.” Bringing leisure type attractions, such as Topgolf, 150 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 08
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