Avenue of Technology is a city designated technology-based district on a segment of

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. The area is known for being the "portal of technology" of the city that includes the University City Science Center and

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. The area was originally dedicated by the mayor Ed Rendell with street plates acknowledging this section of road with turquoise signs. In May 2014, a project with

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was launched to document the mobility in the region.

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File:WTP A21 Techserv 2.jpg, Edmund D. Bossone Research Center, located on the Avenue of Technology

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