ColdJay64

ColdJay64 t1_j0mmid2 wrote

Reply to comment by Unfamiliar_Word in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76

Haha I like that logo actually. It reminds me of the "dude, give up your seat" signs on SEPTA for someone reason.

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ColdJay64 t1_j0mlzb9 wrote

Reply to comment by Brraaap in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76

Idk what this says about me but I still voted for Peruto, one of the few Republicans I've ever voted for. A couple of days before voting I watched an interview with Krasner where he was asked how he felt about a specific homicide, and his response was something like "crime prevention is important, but what I really want to focus on is the great strides we are making with regards to reform" and just started rambling about that. It was at that moment he lost me, as despite his occasional televised "emotional" pleas, that showed me who he really is and how little he cares about anyone/anything beyond his agenda... which is NOT public safety.

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ColdJay64 OP t1_j0iu8in wrote

Reply to comment by HoagiesDad in 171-Unit Project with Lidl Supermarket Breaks Ground at Broad & Girard Former CVS Site by ColdJay64

Arena debate aside, I don't think that area needs or could even support another grocery store at this point. I'm not sure if there's anywhere in the city with more of them in such a small area. There's the new Giant in Fashion District, Mom's Organic Market, Trader Joe's, the markets in Chinatown, and Target within a couple of blocks (in different directions). Not to mention some smaller stores such as VIP Market on Walnut, 2 7/11s, etc.

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ColdJay64 t1_j06sa1a wrote

Reply to comment by uptown_gargoyle in How can we change the driving culture in this city by [deleted]

The issue is, by these metrics we aren't that bad: https://www.usinsuranceagents.com/deadliest-cities-for-drivers/. "You might think that the deadliest U.S. cities are our country’s biggest cities — places such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, and Philadelphia. But in reality, the deadliest cities for U.S. drivers range across a slew of mid-sized metros."

This data is a couple years old, but I doubt we went from #68 in deadliest cities to drive (factoring in thefts, chance of crash, and traffic deaths) to like #1. I see what everyone else is seeing on the roads today - but it's a known fact that driving habits changed nationwide during COVID. None of this makes it any better, but I could easily see our politicians latching on to this as a reason to do nothing. They certainly aren't going to go out of their way to see what other cities are doing.

I fully agree with your last point, a big part of this is police refusing to enforce traffic laws. Despite having the driver's equity bill as an "excuse", there is NOTHING preventing them from enforcing moving violations. We should just do what DC did and put speed/redlight cameras absolutely everywhere.

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ColdJay64 t1_izgarh2 wrote

Reply to comment by ifthereisnomirror in Fishtown, Point Breeze have become far wealthier in the last 10 years and other new Census findings by Dryheavemorning

We live in the poorest big city in America. Believe it or not, preventing safety improvements to roads, keeping amenities out of neighborhoods, limiting the tax base, etc. won't help the current residents with anything except keeping them in poverty. Is that really the best outcome?

I don't know all the answers, but keeping an area an objectively worse place to live for everyone, just to keep property values down, isn't it.

There is definitely plenty of bad leadership. I'm saying he's exemplary of everything that's wrong with it - corrupt, self-serving, shortsighted, misguided, etc.

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