1 3 ▁billion ▁to ▁the ▁R ede velop ment ▁Author ity ▁R DA ▁for ▁the ▁R ede velop ment ▁of ▁Urban ▁Soci eties ; ▁the ▁R DA ▁is ▁a ▁law ▁to ▁save ▁resident ial ▁structures . ▁The ▁University ▁City ▁Science ▁Center ▁submitted ▁development ▁and ▁market ing ▁propos als ▁to ▁the ▁R DA ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁held ▁a ▁public ▁hearing ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁discuss ▁these ▁plans . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁new ▁development , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁citizens ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Philadelphia ▁area ▁formed ▁a ▁Cit iz ens ▁Committee ▁of ▁University ▁City , ▁Area 3 . ▁They ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁taking ▁homes ▁from ▁West ▁Philadelphia ▁to ▁build ▁science ▁cent ers ▁and ▁other ▁construction ▁that ▁benef itted ▁the ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁Dre x el ▁University ). ▁As ▁the ▁issue ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁public , ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁got ▁involved ▁in ▁protest s ▁with ▁the ▁community ▁against ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁key , ▁they ▁said , ▁was ▁collaboration . ▁ ▁The ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁that ▁reflected ▁new ▁approaches ▁to ▁education . ▁ES ' 7 0 ▁Cy cle ▁I ▁( An ▁Edu c ational ▁System ▁for ▁the ▁Se vent ies ) ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁change ▁over c row ding , ▁low ▁test ▁scores , ▁and ▁generally ▁improve ▁Philadelphia ' s