Tours
Bus/Walking Tour of Green Infrastructure and Brownfields in Camden, NJ
Locations: (1) Von Nieda Park, (2) Baldwin’s Run Urban Daylighting Project, (3) 29th Street Rain Gardens, and (4) Camden Laboratories
Tour guide: Caroline Gray, Cooper's Ferry Partnership and Camden Collaborative Initiative
Shuttle bus: Rowan University
Number of participants: 22
Date: April 2, 2018
Photo credit: Mahbubur Meenar
Tour of Riverfront South Neighborhood, Camden, NJ
Locations: (1) Wastewater Treatment Plant and (2) Phoenix Park
Tour guide: Andy Kricun, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Number of participants: 25
Date: March 5, 2018
Photo credit: Mahbubur Meenar
Walking Tour of North of Lehigh Neighborhood, Philadelphia, PA
On July 13, 2017, Dr. Mahbubur Meenar organized a walking tour of Philadelphia's North of Lehigh neighborhood---the study area of Dr. Meenar's Brownfields redevelopment planning project. Participants included about 15 architecture students and faculty visiting from the SJB School of Architecture and Planning, Bangalore, India. These students and their professor Smitha Mysore will coordinate with Dr. Meenar on an Urban Design Studio project in fall 2017. The walking tour was sponsored by Philadelphia's New Kensington Community Development Corporation.
Photo credit: Shane Walsh
Walking Tour of Phoenix Park and Waterfront South Neighborhood, Camden, NJ
Locations: (1) Phoenix Park, (2) Fishing Pier, and (3) Waterfront South Neighborhood
Tour guide: Andy Kricun, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Number of participants: 23
Date: Feb 21, 2019
Photo credit: Steve Enriquez, Mahbubur Meenar
Tour of South Jersey Technology Park - Virtual Reality Center
Tour guide: George Lecakes, VR Center, Rowan University
Number of participants: 20
Date: Mar 14, 2019
Photo credit: Mahbubur Meenar
Bus/Walking Tour of New Developments in North Camden, NJ
Locations: Cooper Grant, Cooper Point, and Pyne Poynt Neighborhoods
Tour guide: Rich Feldmann, Camden Shipyard and Maritime Museum
Shuttle bus: Rowan University
Number of participants: 24
Date: April 16, 2019
Photo credit: Jennifer Eileen and Mahbubur Meenar
A tour of the Cramer Hill neighborhood, Camden, NJ
Locations: Cramer Hill Waterfront Park and The Salvation Army Kroc Center
Tour guides: Joe Myers and Missy Frankil (Camden Community Partnership), Michael Palmquist (NJ Department of Environmental Protection), and Ben Ovadia (Kroc Center)
Shuttle bus: Rowan University
Number of participants: 28
Date: Sep 26, 2022
Photo credit: Mike Palmquist, Ben Ovadia, Mahbubur Meenar, Jen Kitson
Philly Walking Tour - Landscape Architecture/ Urban Design Projects by The Olin Studio
Locations: Philadelphia Center City
Tour guides: Andrew Donshinsky (The Olin Studio)
Number of participants: 20
Date: Mar 29, 2024
Photo credit: Arianna Qira, Mahbubur Meenar
