PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Leaders in Chinatown and the City of Philadelphia are trying to figure out how to move forward after millions of federal funding dollars were scrapped for a major project in Chinatown.

The Chinatown Stitch Project was created to connect two sides of the neighborhood that are divided by a highway. The $207 million project has now lost $105 million in federal funds after President Donald Trump rescinded the grants as part of his so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill." Now, leaders are looking for a solution.

"I would cross this (street) almost every day," said Chinatown Development Corporation Executive Director John Chin of the Vine Street Expressway.

Chin grew up in Chinatown and had to navigate the busy expressway from the time he was a kid. It's the reality of growi

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