Yeah, we're at something like half the density of back then. I don't remember the figures, but when I looked them up 5 or 6 years back, I was pretty shocked.

Think about it. Some of those old brown stones have one family living in them. If it's a house with a worker door, then there were servants living in the basement, and the family above. Granted, we don't need to account for stables anymore, but still people want more space to live these days.

you could be bleeding out and philly PD will tell you they dont have time for you and then go get donuts and fuck off in their cars to scroll on facebook.

Penn has a dedicated Comprehensive ALS Center, and you can see the physicians listed there (Lauren Elman, Colin Quinn, Defne Amado). So does Jefferson, and it seems the ALS neurologist there is Hristelina Ilieva.

However, while a comprehensive ALS center is the best place for someone who has ALS, that might not be what a person who is still undergoing work-up needs. These centers are targeted at treating people who actually have ALS, and so they may have criteria about who they see. You might also be able to see someone else faster.

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It is hard. It requires effort, constant effort. If you are forced to work 1 awful job let alone 2 or 3 to provide food and shelter, what capacity do you have left to take care of your children? It's not an excuse, because in most cases having children is a choice. But it's the reality that our society forces people into. There are not enough well paying jobs for people to realistically support themselves and their families.

Absent parents (due to their own choices or societal flaws or a combo) routinely end up with children that have no moral guidance, no structure, respect for society, or their fellow citizens.

It makes sense how we get here, even if it's not acceptable. We need to help elevate people out of extreme poverty and overwork for their kids to have a better chance.

I can't believe we need a major change just to do the basic services...

Played out in the back seat by brother and sister on long trips while the parents get pissed.

Marsha Brady.

Got data for this claim?

What?

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Especially if there were no limit to how many hours in a 24h period you could leave your kid there.

While I don't know where their data comes from, the Center City District said that the population of "Greater Center City" (Girard to Tasker) has grown 4.3% since 2020.

A traditional South Philly Smooch!

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No it’s not. Demand is up everywhere and it’s really wrong to discount immigrants, they are instrumental in the revitalization of North Philly and the Northeast.

I don't think this is cause for immediate alarm but, the gains made over the last 20 years are fragile. Our murder rate is still way too high, we're unable/unwilling to address the trash issue, and the mayor hasn't done anything except drink white wine with extra ice cubes for years.

It's time for a change.

I remember when the Tropicana had the amusement park.... a core memory of my childhood is when the zipper broke on my outfit (one of those 80's/90's biker short one pieces with shoulder cutouts.... hot pink and purple. A site to behold!) and I was in the bathroom crying, no way to get ahold of my mom & stepdad, and one of the employees came in with her lanyard with all her buttons, and gave me a bunch to button up the front of my outfit, and then took me to the rollercoaster and let me ride a bunch of times. My brother had been somewhere in there too, but since he was older he was too cool to hang out with me and immediately left me to myself. I was probably 7 or 8? We spent so much time there, I actually have some photos I took one Christmas where I drew the AC boardwalk with the Trop as the main focus, and took pictures of my Barbies in front of it like they were on vacation.

New development, construction, or change of ownership are all subject to government oversight and involvement. If I owned a casino and wanted to start a new project subject to government interference, I’d rather do it when the public wasn’t pissed off at me and likely to put political pressure on politicians to “do something”.

And then some suit sees a chance to look like a hero and loudly fucks up what was supposed to be normal quiet business as usual.

I do not have ALS but I am seen at Penn’s Parkinson’s clinic. Penn has a separate ALS clinic as well, where patients are seen by a full team, including counselors, physical therapists, etc in addition to neurologists.

I strongly recommend calling Penn and asking for an appointment with the ALS clinic.

All the demand is for a few key neighborhoods. Except for immigrants, no one is moving to the vast swathes of declining areas.

Like they need a sign telling them to be a decent person/parent. SMH