Burholme Park

Fox Chase Cancer Center sits adjacent to the park. The Center would like to use part of this land.

Current Status:

• People on both sides of the Burholme Park issue almost unanimously agree that Fox Chase Cancer Center needs to expand – and quickly.
• Fox Chase will grow — the question is where (inside or outside of the City).
• If the hospital grows in Philadelphia, we believe saving lives and developing new cancer treatments justifies the City leasing a portion of Burholme Park in exchange for resources that will be used to improve the Park as well as other parkland in our neighborhood.
• Ryerss' Will only included 45 acres of parkland – the City donated the rest. The land remaining after the lease would be larger than originally donated by Ryerss