$159 Million Federal Grant to Reconnect Philadelphia's Chinatown

The grant will fund the Chinatown Stitch project, creating a park over the Vine Street Expressway to repair the community's historical division.

Philadelphia's Chinatown to be reconnected with a $159 million federal grant aimed at capping the Vine Street Expressway.
The project, known as the Chinatown Stitch, will create a park over the expressway, connecting the neighborhood and providing green space.
Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with the grant coming from the infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
The initiative seeks to repair the damage done to Chinatown by the expressway, which bisected the community in 1991.
The project has been described as transformative for Chinatown, offering new community space and amenities.