Data includes commercial and industrial zones, i.e. areas with specific federal-granted special amenities (tax incentives, loans/grants) meant to attract and support businesses in blighted areas. Blighted areas are defined as meeting one of seven city mandated criteria, including unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate conditions; economically or socially undesirable land use; and faulty street and lot layout.

Center City District encompasses 120 blocks and more than 4500 individual properties. The mission is to keep Center City clean, safe, and fun. CCD also makes phyiscal improvements to center city by installing and maintain lighting, signs, banners trees and landscape.

These are commercial corridors, centers, districts, and projects that provide consumer-oriented goods and services, including retail, food and beverage, and personal, professional, and business services.

This data set provides geographic boundaries and basic information for Philadelphia’s 15 Business Improvement Districts (BID) as well the University City District and Sports Complex District. More information available [here](https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-commerce/for-community-organizations/community-organization-support/) This data set may be helpful to property owners, property purchasers or title companies seeking to know if a property exists within a BID. Note that this dataset may include errors or outdated information. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that interested parties contact BID organizations directly with inquiries.

Districts with special sidewalk vending rules pursuant to Sections 9-204 (Sidewalk Vendors in Center City) and 9-206 (Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts) of The Philadelphia Code.

Boundaries of the City of Philadelphia Zoning Overlay Districts enacted December 15, 2011 and made effective August 22, 2012.

Polygon boundaries of PPR's program districts as established by PPR's GIS staff and reviewed, revised, and approved by PPR's executive staff.

The location of primary care health centers.

For matching and analyzing demographic data collected and compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey(ACS) to the geography of Census Block Group boundaries within the City of Philadelphia. These boundaries can change every ten years when the decennial census is conducted.

Social determinants of health metrics at the city and planning district levels of geography. Please refer to the metadata links below for variable definitions and [this technical notes document](https://metadata.phila.gov/index.html#home/datasetdetails/61c23fb963d616001ef54695/) to access detailed technical notes and variable definitions. You can find related vital statistics tables that contain aggregate metrics on vital events, including [natality (births) metrics](https://www.opendataphilly.org/datasets/philadelphia-vital-statistics-natality-births) and [mortality (deaths)](https://www.opendataphilly.org/datasets/philadelphia-vital-statistics-mortality-deaths) by planning district or citywide. [Population metrics](https://www.opendataphilly.org/datasets/philadelphia-vital-statistics-population-metrics) are provided at the city, planning district, and census tract levels of geography.