Name: Upper Providence
Address: Upper Providence

About the neighborhood

Upper Providence offers a peaceful, slower-paced setting with quiet streets and several nearby parks that provide ample outdoor spaces. The housing primarily consists of spacious single detached homes and large apartment buildings, often featuring three to four or more bedrooms. Residents benefit from convenient access to primary schools, including both public and private options, located within easy reach. Transportation includes nearby train stations on the Media/Wawa Line and several bus routes, making transit accessible. While a vehicle is helpful for grocery shopping and dining at local restaurants and coffee shops, parking is generally convenient throughout the area.

Characteristics

Transportation

Cars are an excellent transportation option in Upper Providence. Nearby highways are rather easy to drive to from any location in this area, and it is especially convenient to come across a parking spot. However, the public transit service in Upper Providence is not very frequent. Nonetheless, there is the Moylan-Rose Valley, Wallingford and Elwyn with access to the Media / Wawa Line and Media/Wawa Line. House owners are served by a few bus lines, and bus stops are not very far away from most homes. There aren't many pedestrians out on the streets of Upper Providence, even though meeting day-to-day needs is convenient without a vehicle. The bike is a somewhat poor means of transportation in Upper Providence since this township has rather limited cycling infrastructure, and there is a significant amount of hills.

Services

Residents will appreciate that no matter where their property is situated in this area, primary schools are close by. However, high schools are not particularly plentiful and accordingly tend to require a rather long pedestrian trip to get to. In addition to public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools. When it comes to food, it is challenging to reach the nearest supermarket as a pedestrian in Upper Providence. Furthermore, those who like to dine in restaurants will have a good number of choices, and a small selection of coffee shops is available as well.

Character

The character of Upper Providence is exemplified by its slower-paced environment. This area is reasonably quiet overall, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue - although there are still several noisier sections, especially close to the railway line. Lastly, there are approximately 30 parks nearby for residents to visit, including Tyler Arboretum and Natural Lands' Hildacy Preserve, which makes them easy to access.

Car friendly9.0

Exceptional access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly4.8

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly4.6

Some pedestrian-oriented shops within walking distance. Meeting daily needs on foot is occasionally practical

Transit friendly3.0

Transit is available for some trips

Restaurants5.8

Variety of restaurants within a short drive

Groceries5.0

Variety of groceries within a short drive