Eric Goldstein’s vision of King of Prussia is a bit green

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SEPTA's proposed $1 billion, 4.5 mile rail extention through King of Prussia is seen in this rendering. (MONTCO.today file photo)

When most people look at King of Prussia, they see stores and cars and, well, cement. Eric Goldstein, the executive director of the King of Prussia District, wants to tweak that vision a little bit and make it a bit more pedestrian.

With backing of the business community, Goldstein has attempted to pull King of Prussia out of its vehicle-dependent, concrete suburban past with a number of aggressive and forward thinking initiatives. For example: zoning of an old business and industrial park was changed to permit a mix of uses and denser development that is pedestrian-friendly; implementing a phased development of a linear park that will enliven a busy roadway; a series of events that embrace a sense of community, writes Natalie Kostelni in the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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Goldstein has a few ambitious goals. For example: zoning of an old business and industrial park was changed to permit a mix of uses and denser development that is pedestrian-friendly; implementing a phased development of a linear park that will enliven a busy roadway; a series of events that embrace a sense of community. One of projects that the organization has been spearheading under Goldstein’s leadership that may be the biggest game-changer is extending the Norristown High Speed Line to King of Prussia.

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