Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center

Project Status: Design The goal of this project is to make the Manayunk Canal Towpath between Leverington Avenue and Lock Street safer, more resilient, and more accessible. To accomplish this, the Towpath’s two wooden boardwalks between Green Lane Bridge and Cotton Street will be rehabilitated with more flood-resistant materials. New trail lighting will be installed between Lock Street and Leverington Avenue. Safety railings will be rehabilitated along the boardwalks. Additionally, this project will include canal wall remediation work and incorporate a new ADA-access ramp to improve pedestrian and cycling access to the Schuylkill River Trail. Features Rehabilitate boardwalks with flood-resistant materials

Join us for a cleanup on land and on water as we prepare for the opening of Flat Rock Dam.Come clean up the Manayunk Canal and towpath ahead of the Flat Rock Dam opening. This dam will divert water from the Schuylkill River back into the canal to improve water quality in our region.Our work will help preserve the health and beauty of the Manayunk Canal, Schuylkill River, and surrounding green areas before the dam opens. Volunteers will remove debris from the canal using canoes as well as on foot down the tow path, which gets burdened with trash during