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MarketStEl t1_j8nuq04 wrote

Reply to comment by 215illmatic in Why Are Philly Brands Flocking to the Suburbs? by Proper-Code7794

I write the headlines for:

• articles I write that appear only online • the print versions of articles that appear in print and online, subject to revision by the editors above me

I have no say in the headlines for the online versions of print articles.

I agree that one could draw the wrong impression from this headline. And as I noted, this is really nothing new.

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NonIdentifiableUser t1_j8nudt3 wrote

Reply to comment by nitronomicon in You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster

We can and should do this in a grassroots way. Keep large jugs of water, soil, planters and whatever we want to plant in there. Have a discord chat or something to communicate, and whenever someone notices an empty spot, mobilize whomever is available in orange vests and plant that shit. What could anyone say about it? The parking there is technically illegal.

EDIT: I’m not kidding. Vigilante beautification since the city has absolved themselves of any responsibility for this.

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RoughRhinos t1_j8ntwe8 wrote

Reply to comment by Mike81890 in Do you want a Roosevelt Blvd Subway? Tell the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission ASAP! by markskull

Also in South Philly. 37 bus wouldn't be terrible if it didn't make a million stops. Bus revolution had plans for a new direct airport bus from Synder that seemed much faster. Hopefully that actually happens. I usually take the 37 if I can catch it but a direct frequent airport bus would be so great.

Surprisingly Atlanta is hard to beat with their airport lines I think red and gold that hits so many neighborhoods and costs $2. Would be the equivalent of BSL from NE going all the way to the airport.

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LFKhael t1_j8nt652 wrote

Reply to comment by Ams12345678 in Why do BSL express trains not hold for an extra 5 seconds so the local passengers can transfer by RoughRhinos

PATCO and the Riverline are fine on weekdays during peak hours. PATCO is five minutes or less, Riverline is every 15 and sometimes a double train.

On the weekends, you can take just PATCO or just the Riverline, and you'll do okay.

But if you need to take both...yeah you're gonna kick a lot of rocks at WRTC.

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NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn t1_j8nt04l wrote

Reply to You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster

I don’t want to give away my neighborhood, but I would try to lay as much trolley track as I could in 24 hours down a main arterial road in hopes that I can get a trolley route that gets very close to my house. Might be tough to do in 24 hours.

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courageous_liquid t1_j8nssw0 wrote

Reply to comment by William_d7 in You have one day to change something about your neighborhood. You get whatever resources you need, but only 24 hours to complete your project. What do you try to tackle? by RoverTheMonster

Our office (burbs) does a lot of them but the people that do the engineering and inspection live in the city.

Curb ramps are surprisingly finnicky. I fail about 75% of the ones I've inspected, though I rarely do inspection much anymore.

They're supposed to come back and do a pavement adjustment so that they meet street grade (and so that water can flow correctly around them) but often that step gets missed.

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