Philadelphia’s failing air quality hits hardest in neighborhoods near industry and highways, where asthma rates soar

A view from a bridge overlooking the Harrowgate neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Philadelphians who live near industrial land and major roads – those who live in the Port Richmond and Bridesburg neighborhoods along I-95, or the Delaware River port-industrial corridor, for example – face worse air pollution and are more likely to have asthma than residents who live farther from those sites. Philly neighborhoods with a higher percentage of green areas, by…