Bubble

As some one that lives very close to this, I have to say, it's a mixed bag. Here's the deal as far as I see it.

If you plan on moving into Fishtown from this point on, don't plan on owning/ bringing a car. If you don't then you're fine. However, the reality is, a lot of people own cars and they won't see this being an issue until they have moved in and realize they are driving around for 45 minutes every night looking for parking. I see this happen all of the time and it leads to people parking in dangerous or illegal spots, because there is no parking.

I get the whole "the city should be for city people" but is this really a tangible reality? The demographic that Fishtown attracts are upper middle to upper class young singles or couples. Driving is indeed a luxury and those that can afford luxuries will want to keep them. So how does it work out that the same people that are being attracted are supposed to willingly give up one of their greatest and most beneficial luxuries? I know a decent amount of people in this immediate area and I can't think of an instance where at least one household who doesn't own a car.

I tried to start leaving my car at my moms house 20 miles away in the suburbs, and honestly it’s been working great. Luckily I don’t have a job that requires one at the moment (but there’s a chance I do end up getting such a job in the near future so it may change) but living in fishtown and only using septa and sidewalks has been going well thus far.

It would definitely nice to densify business around the neighborhood a little more, it would be nice to not have to either walk 7 blocks or take a 2 minute $2 bus ride every time I had to get groceries or go to a drug store; otherwise I can’t complain and I implore other car owners/users in fishtown to try this if you have the means. You may find it pays off well 🤷‍♂️

Same but people got all up in arms for bringing toddlers places a few weeks ago here. I’m trying to go to Cartesian at like 5PM, not Mcgillins at 11.

What part of the code are you talking about? I'm not aware of anything in section 14 close to what you're implying

I live 3 blocks from here. I find a spot in front of my house (well on the same street) 90% of the time I get home and the furthest I’ve ever had to park is maybe 3 blocks. Get a permit and you’re fine

1.5 million people have a variety of opinions and it isn't always black and white.

> I still struggle to understand why SEPTA is fighting so hard to make this happen

Me too.

If you ever for a soft on crime official. You have no one but yourself to blame.

fuck KOP, why can’t they use this money to build the boulevard subway line??????

As someone contemplating moving into the city(from the burbs), I think this is the way to go. SEPTA has a shit ton of problems, but if we all a little more tied to it there might be more pressure on fixing them.

At BK, have it your way. You rule!

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That's good news, but unfortunately black swan events(due to operations mismanagement or no) can expose underlying systems that are hanging by a thread.

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This fire was apparently caused by a construction vehicle hitting a power line, not SEPTAs fault.

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Look, I am not arguing that everything should be car-centric, I don't own a car myself because I much prefer to walk and use public transportation. But I think anyone who lives in Fishtown can readily admit that parking is fucking horrendous. There aren't even any paid publicly available garages anywhere near me, like I don't need everything to have amazing parking but it is pretty frustrating when I want to have friends over and I have to tell them to park 20 minutes away.

I mean sure, but its literally stated in IBC 2018 that many new construction building types must provide parking

EDIT Philadelphia Code Section 14, not IBC

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There was a derailment a few days ago, AFTER the major one a couple weeks ago. After the most recent derailment, they drug the train back to the shed. Soon after that, emergency track repair ensued(probably due to the train being dragged), and now MORE track repairs in the same area?

This kinda goes back to my long rant about systemic failure in industrial maintenance, and it is painting a narrative that does not bode well. Further losses in skilled labor might send the system over the edge from subfailure to overt failure. Very bad news. It already seems that upper management is incompetent, but if that's filtering down to first level management and maintenance, I just dunno. Those new cars can't come soon enough.

Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I've seen institutional maintenance failures cascade and it's not pretty and it's not easily recovered from.

If it was ten years ago you figure the mall needed a way to ship people in. But malls are dead bro. Right?

Glad for the development but that is a very un-Fishtown looking structure.

And so how does that info affect whether we should build housing in Fishtown? More people want to live in Fishtown and Kensington than in 2016, which was seven years ago. The landlord will get less in rent than they would without this building and other units that have been built.

They’re mostly indifferent.