About
The Borough of Phoenixville was incorporated in 1849. Phoenixville is a growing community of over 16,000 people, situated twenty-five miles northwest of Philadelphia, in the northeast corner of Chester County. Phoenixville sits at the juncture of the French Creek and the Schuylkill River and is only four miles north of Valley Forge National Park. Phoenixville grew, developed and prospered because of its geography and the production of iron and steel products. More
Phoenixville...Ever New
County Lines Magazine has a feature article on Phoenixville in its October 2009 issue. Read the article here.
Phoenixville Featured in the July/August Issue of Chester County Life Magazine
Phoenixville was the subject of the cover article in the July/August issue of Chester County Life Magazine. The article goes into details about the enaissance of Phoenixville and features profiles of numerous businesses in town.
Read the article here
From Arts to Industry: Reviving Downtowns Through Investment in the Arts
Phoenixville's revitilization efforts are the centerpiece of a recent article on keystonedge. Read the article here.
Citizens for the Train
"Citizens for the Train" was established through the efforts of the Main Street Community Development Corporation. The corporation reviewed the current public transportation linking Phoenixville with the other parts of Chester County. It was determined that there was a need to increase the level of transportation service to enable the citizens to more connect with Chester County.
The initial idea was to connect underutilized networks of transportation, reviewing railroad right of ways and lines currently active for freight. Through a series of meetings with government, planning and practitioners it was determined there was little interest by any existing group to take the lead in this kind of rail project. It appeared that there was great popular interest for rail service connecting to the R-5.