The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1,518,000), plans to redevelop and rehabilitate areas of Philadelphia that contain large areas of blight. But as the city clears vacant lots and demolishes buildings, it wants to document, preserve, or salvage the important architectural and cultural resources of these neighborhoods. The Community Heritage Preservation Project, with strong mayoral support, is helping with this effort by collecting the oral histories of neighborhood residents and disseminating this information through exhibits, school curricula, and walking tours. Bennur Koksuz Urban Designer Philadelphia City Planning Commission 1515 Arch Street, 13th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 215/683-4635 Fax: 215/683-4630 E-mail: bennur.koksuz@phila.gov Web site: www.philaplanning.org/plans/chpp/chpp.html