Recent comments in /f/philadelphia

petedogg t1_j8uhkaw wrote

A lot of people here do try to make things better and to be honest, that’s one of the best things about Philly. Much of that is because the actual city government is incompetent. We need stronger leadership in city hall so they start doing their jobs.

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akhmatova t1_j8ugbof wrote

we live in roxborough and have been really lucky with our neighbors. everyone on our block is really nice and has kids my kid loves to play with. the libraries are nice and have a good selection. there’s always a lot of free or cheap events going on if you keep an eye out (we took her to the bluey live show at the kimmel center for like $25 a ticket, that kind of stuff). she goes to birthday parties downtown all of the time and there are a lot of nice playgrounds and playspaces she’s gotten to visit. she enjoys her daycare and her friends she met there and all of the parents are pretty chill as well. they all like to go scootering in the parks. there are definitely a lot of nice things about parenting in philly.

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AdministrationNo9238 t1_j8ugas2 wrote

I think a lot of the people complaining about the small size of this don’t live in the neighborhood.

Not because NIMBY, but because this is a huge building for the area. I doubt there’s a single 10 story building anywhere west of this. And I can’t think of anything near This size for about 6 blocks east, and that’s all student housing.

Which this decidedly is not.

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Astrostuffman t1_j8ueur7 wrote

I used to think this, too, when my oldest was little, but it’s degraded significantly over the past 10 years or so. The outdoor equipment is dated and nowhere as awesome as some other playgrounds. On the rare occasions they installed new equipment, it has been low-budget DIY crap. The big slide is still fun. As for the inside, there used to be better (and better condition) toys. They removed the playhouse, which was extraordinary.

Smith needs two things: a better board of directors and funding. I’d help with both.

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