 Other companies initiated projects in the area; however, the district lacked sufficient infrastructure to accommodate and enhance the development.Lazin founded and was elected chair of the Philadelphia Waterfront Developers Council (1986-1989), which created a plan to redesign and rebuild the then dilapidated Delaware Avenue into a waterfront boulevard and successfully lobbied for access ramps to and from Interstate 95.In 1985 when few buildings in Philadelphia were lit at night, Lazin conceived the notion to light the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.