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Nexis4Jersey t1_j9xocdh wrote

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

If the Ivy Ridge Branch was never abandoned then it would be easy to convert part of the R6 into a Metro but it would better to just run service every 15mins which possible now. But converting without the Ivy Ridge Branch would cancel any restoration of service to Reading, and I doubt people coming from the outer suburbs/422 corridor would want to transfer to a Metro.

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sparky2212 t1_j9xjhdi wrote

Reply to Mars and Venus in close orbit by Past_Cartographer230

My parents lived on Opal st back in the 70's. They insist on pronouncing it OH-PAL, instead of oh-pul, like the gemstone. My brothers and I make fun of them for it. Was that a South Philly thing or are they just weird?

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phillyallthewaydown t1_j9xekdp wrote

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

It would be helpful if you shared some resources for everyone rather than calling them idiots and children and accusing them of conspiracy theories. You may know all the things, but many of the answers and details aren't readily available.

How does SEPTA work? How does it operate? How is it funded? What are it's objectives? What has it done in the last 20 years? How does the veto power and the ability to override the veto work? What are the dynamics of metropolitan area? How do major infrastructure projects get done in the real world?

I have a slightly above average understanding of how SEPTA works and yet I can't even answer all those questions. I'm not a child, idiot, or conspiracy theorist, and I have lived in and around Philly my entire life. I'd argue that very few people understand how infrastructure projects as large and unique as the KOP rail line get done in the real world, even plenty of people involved.

My biggest question is why a project projected to move 10k passengers per day would be prioritized over a project projected to move closer to 100k passengers. Similar cost estimates. Questioning that is not a conspiracy theory, it's a legitimate question about how cost benefit decisions are made

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owenhinton98 t1_j9xd9hr wrote

Reply to comment by William_d7 in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

Even conservative nimby people in the suburbs take septa in with their families, my dad is the worst kind of trumpy and he comes from an area that never has nor will ever see a transit system or even Amtrak/greyhound service, but even he always would take my siblings and me into the city via septa instead of driving, while we were very young I might add. If snotty suburban people can take their kids on the train, families in the city certainly can.

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Little_Noodles t1_j9xd798 wrote

Reply to comment by FormerHoagie in Graduate hospital hold on to your wheels by mrpeaceNunity

I keep hoping that someone will steal my catalytic converter because it’s been fucked since the day after the warranty ran out, and insurance to replace it would be cheaper than the fix.

But no luck, and I’m going on almost 190k miles now. So the trick is maybe to have a bunch of trash covered in dog hair in the backseat? My husband is always bragging about how tidy his car is, and he had to get a new one.

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