If it's your money on the line it gives you an incentive to not break the bail agreements. When you just let people out for free or have a comically low amount for a crime where the person knows their life could be over then they will act much more reckless.

It's not fair, but it's even less fair to the majority of the city that isn't committing violent crimes especially the people in the poor neighborhoods where they are being sent back into.

I spent like 20 minutes taking a mayoral election phone survey yesterday specifically so I could say I’m voting for her

I have preferred her among the likely or available candidates for quite a while. The principal causes for my attraction are that she has administrative experience in city government and has spent the last few years incisively scrutinizing it. It's a long distance from criticism to correction and I remain formally open to most comers, but I trust her more than I do anybody who has been on the City Council.

What's more she's come out in favor of the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway and framed it in opposition to KoPRail. So that just about cinches my vote.

Candidate for Mayor Rebecca Rhynhart would appear to agree with you.

I think it depends on the neighborhood. We’re in Queen Village and leased a brand new Mini in April 2020. So coming up on 3 years of street parking, I’m pretty impressed with its condition. It’s definitely not perfect, mainly just some small nicks on the bumpers, and a couple ‘brushmarks’ on the side where maybe a biker grazed it, but no dents at all. We’re planning to buy it when the lease is up next month and then just keep it and run it until it dies one day. You’re right though the random ding or dent is just part of the experience

Shit was already falling apart we just went from doing the bare minimum of upkeep and maintenance to saying "don't look at it, it's fine."

If our infrastructure was in good shape before it wouldn't have been able to fall apart in just 4 years.

Bought a new car July ‘22, since then I have had a senior back into my passenger door causing it to unopen, and various key marks, side swipes, scrapes, scratches, dings…. People in this city really hate other people’s nice things

It’s truly the best hoagie you’ve ever had

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It’s absolutely worth it, I went two weeks ago the sandwiches are so good time slows down, and it’s $75 a person + drinks and tip for a nice dinner that’s really not that expensive

you'd love the Black Sheep on 17th St near Rittenhouse

Yeah, it's bizarre to do that in South Philly. I did occasionally drive to work when I lived in Kensington because it was ten minutes vs. 40 by bus. But that's just because the bus route was so stupid.

I just got a new car for the first time in my life. I was driving a beat up 2005 Mazda that was falling apart by last week. My biggest concern is theft honestly. Parking isn’t usually a huge deal in my neighborhood, my partner has a nice 2018 Honda that’s gotten a few scratches here and there but nothing that can’t be buffed out or fixed. At least a new car comes with a warranty should anything go wrong, and it’s nice to treat yourself.

tell me you originated in the suburbs without telling me you originated in the suburbs... oof

Only time I bought a late model car I immediately hit a poll by accident but honestly it was a real load off my mind. I sold it anyway though and bought something cheaper. I'm 43 and other than that one time I've never paid more than $4500 for a car. And the only reason I've owned six cars is because one just smelled too bad, one got stolen and one was deemed by my wife to be too dangerous to transport a child in. I've only actually junked one car and it was just because I was too lazy to fix it.

>if you keep allowing more people into the neighborhood with cars it becomes impossible to ever find a spot.

That's absolutely true, but the solution isn't to force new construction to provide parking; that gives an unfair subsidy to people who have lived in the neighborhood longer (and choose to own one or more cars). They've been able to store their stuff in the street for essentially free for decades, and everyone who lives in the neighborhood has an equal moral right to the free property storage (even if they just moved in yesterday).

Let builders build what they believe they can profit from, and manage the parking separately. Either increase the cost of a parking permit until you get the number of cars that street parking can sustain (the capitalist solution) or implement a lottery and tell people who lose that they just aren't allowed to park their car on the public street (my preferred solution, but politically untenable).

In terms of "fairness to the people who already live there", the sooner we lost this idea that their house came with guaranteed free and convenient parking the better.

No way in hell would I own a car worth more than $5,000 in the city. All my cars have been pre-dented. Happiest I have ever been with a car was when I bought a Ford Escort that had been sideswiped. I didn't fix it, just enjoyed having a $1200 car that had already been totalled and was still drivable.

Bought a new car for the first time in my life last year. It's not been a problem for me. I'm usually more concerned about tickets. Parking in south Philly fuggin blows

Another vote for a second hand Subaru. Love my Subie!

Sure, people live in a neighborhood all their lives then some yuppies discover it and they have to move? Why not just ban new apartment residents from parking? If density is so great and nobody needs a car then people will be lining up to live in apartment buildings that do not come with the option to park on the street. And no, reverse commuting is impossible in most cases because there's no transit near the office parks. Hell just getting between neighborhoods in Philly without going through Center City is a pain in the ass.

I give Philly Mag my fair share of shit but this is a good spread. The bread piece in particular was a nice bit of diplomacy. They could have just written a love letter to Amoroso and Sarcone’s and mailed it in.

Human.

Yes but if you keep allowing more people into the neighborhood with cars it becomes impossible to ever find a spot. I'm all for increasing density, but out of fairness to the people who already live there, there has to be some way to make sure that new apartments without parking don't bring more cars to the area. I mean people always say "the location has great transit, it doesn't need parking" but if that's true, don't let people who move there have parking permits.

The first female what? Cat?

I'll absolutely be voting for her. She has proven herself to actually care about the city and where funding goes. Please go vote!