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Glystopher t1_j8oaa9w wrote

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

Last mile from to station is solved by these new and awesome personal battery powered gadgets that are also fun to ride! E skate, unicycle, scoot, bike, what have you. It’s more practical for the smaller e-transport devices especially, carry on train , ride a mile after you get off train.

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Unfamiliar_Word t1_j8oa85e wrote

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

It's unspeakably frustrating that SEPTA is exerting so much effort to build a transit line through places that are among the least amenable in the area to transit and that is likely to be very resistant to ever changing to accommodate it.

I've also gotten the impression that the malls, critical ridership draws, are not very enthusiastic about the project. I'm pretty sure that Lower Merion Township doesn't want it either. I don't really know who is pushing this project so hard, but whoever it is are a bunch of fools and real jerks too.

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UndercoverPhilly t1_j8o9g0r wrote

Reply to comment by ColdJay64 in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

I think historically it has been, but for me, there is a really different feel when you cross over Washington Avenue. Also considering how expensive Bella Vista is, and the construction of some high rises in the past 10 years, it is not the same as it was. I lived in Bella Vista over 15 years ago, and although I still like it a lot, it's more like a bridge between Center City and South Philadelphia, IMO. And when people say South Philly, I don't think most are including Grad Hospital or Bella Vista, both which have been gentrified significantly. But whatever you want to call it, Bella Vista is nice, and I'd live there in a minute if I could afford it.

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markskull OP t1_j8o9clb wrote

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

As I've said to others: Why not both?

  • Cleaning up the MFL isn't a billion dollars, it's more about optimizing what already exists to complete the goal.
  • Extending the BSL to the Navy Yard is still doable, and should be done, but in the meantime we can also optimize the shuttle buses that run at the end of the line to run at least at the same pace as the Subways do.
  • The other projects, like the trolley modernization, are either already underway or also require the City of Philadelphia and most likely the State to approve new ways to use the road and allow for a dedicated lane only for the trolley. It's doable, of course, but takes time.
  • The PATCO extension isn't SEPTA, it's... PATCO.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't try and make those things happen, but there IS funding for the subway if SEPTA de-prioritizes the KoP Extension. Same with at least trying to get a BSL extension to the Navy Yard.

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lapeirousia t1_j8o9bkc wrote

Reply to comment by Nouseforaname1066 in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Depends where in South Philly. I live in Passyunk Square, and I feel very safe here (as a petite woman), and I'm planning on raising at least one kid here (expecting my first next month). There are tons of families here.

I haven't seen drugs around (besides the obvious alcohol/cigarettes/weed), but I haven't gone looking for them either. I'm sure they exist.

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