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True to its name, "The Civic Vision for the Central Delaware," the plan lacks specific development details, but sets forth a "vision," based on "planning principles." PennPraxis worked with the city planning commission, consultant Wallace Roberts Todd LLC, representatives of city and state agencies, and citizens, who participated in public forums, which were dispersed among neighborhoods that border the seven-mile riverfront stretch.

The plan is based on three "interlocking networks that establish a framework for growth." They are movement systems that encompass streets, public transit and trails; parks and open space, and a mix of land development uses. A chief goal is to connect the city with the riverfront, now effectively separated by I-95. The plan calls for an extension of the city's traditional grid street-design under and over I-95 and creation of a new boulevard that accommodates mass transportation to the riverfront.

The vision also calls for the creation of at least nine parks located at every 2,000 feet, connected by a continuous trail. Another objective is the creation of a 24-hour, livable, walkable community "by encouraging a healthy mix of urban development and public improvements [that offer] a tantalizing blend of uses…so no single type of building use should dominate the central Delaware riverfront."