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SgtKetchup t1_j9x34nx wrote

Reply to Places for Metal Detecting? by ScottishCalvin

I'm not sure if the trails across the river from Valley Forge ban you from bringing a shovel, but apparently there was a Union camp over on that side for a while. I'd think the trails between the river and the SRT would be the winner.

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dovate t1_j9x2shn wrote

Reply to Places for Metal Detecting? by ScottishCalvin

I grew up on the same block as the PSD campus in Germantown. Formative memory was a metal detector dude in the field one day. He found revolutionary era musket balls, 19th century coins, and other random things. A neighbor found a Battle of Germantown cemetery back there too. Not really public land, but when I was a kid, the guards were criminals. Things may be different now..

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_j9x1e45 wrote

Reply to comment by Philitian in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

New York City proper is absolutely massive in comparison to Philly. It's like comparing the Earth to Jupiter. The amount of high paying jobs available to New Yorkers is far greater than Philadelphia. I tried to work in Center City but I couldn't find a job where I wasn't taking a pay cut, and the pay I found was much higher in the burbs. The truth of the situation is that a carless Philly isn't possible nor will it ever be in our lifetimes.

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phillyallthewaydown t1_j9x1669 wrote

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in SEPTA approves $125 million for KOP rail project’s final design by RoughRhinos

I don't think they were saying SEPTA blocks Philadelphia projects. I'm guessing they were talking about the 11 SEPTA board members. There are 2 board members from each county +1 additional member. Philly is denser and more of its residents utilize public transportation than any of the other 4 counties, yet they all have the same number of board members. So Philly projects can get voted down more easily in favor of suburban projects that don't affect as many riders

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respondstostupidity t1_j9x0zx5 wrote

Reply to comment by NotJoeyWheeler in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

Thank you for understanding that just because there are similarities, that doesn't make them the same thing.

I should know better than to try to have a discussion with someone who starts with a fallacious assertion by not recognizing that our cities have been influenced differently on a sociological and economical level.

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FormerHoagie t1_j9x0g1v wrote

Reply to 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

I really like this project and I assume any parking lot that’s near the MFL will become a multi-story dense residential building. There aren’t that many left below Lehigh that don’t already have a plan. I used to live on York near Front and I barely recognize it now. A tiny 650sq/ft shell is now priced around $150k. 10 years ago you could buy that for $40k

If I were a young person looking for a home I’d really consider Kensington, Harrowgate and Frankford. Fishtown is running out of developable land and it’s inevitable that the boom will proceed along the MFL. I recently became aware of the development in Harrowgate. I popped into Caphe Roaster and the block surrounding it is amazing. Homes are dirt cheap in the area now but won’t be much longer. Yes, I know….drugs and crime. Harrowgate and most of Frankford aren’t that bad. You just have to have a 10 year vision. When I first moved from Old City to East Kensington, 15 years ago, it was also really bad. Sorry, I’m off on a rant that’s way beyond the article.

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ForwardPress t1_j9wyn4m wrote

Reply to comment by Scumandvillany in Warning: they are running shuttle buses between Spring Garden and Huntingdon for the el right now. by beancounter2885

2016-2020 the quiet things happening in the background from the federal down to local levels concerning infrastructure and government administration are devastating. The gutted some vital institutions and disrupted checks and balances in place. It's fucked. Made everything vulnerable enough the previous 20 years that it worked.

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espressocycle t1_j9wxhzg wrote

Reply to comment by Fattom23 in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

Because a lot of people need cars because commuting to anywhere but Center City by SEPTA is very difficult. They live in houses without parking in neighborhoods with no paid parking lots and know what an apartment without parking is going to result in a lot of new residents who also have cars. You could, of course, solve that problem with permit parking that residents of the apartments can never be eligible for. That's not something we do but we totally could. A less draconian idea would be to grandfather in current residents or even houses to the current ridiculously cheap permits and make any new ones or ones associated with new apartments significantly more expensive.

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