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The irony of the tow truck issue is that we got the ticket requirement solely because Johnny Doc got his car towed by a Lew Blum truck and decided to tell Bobby Henon to destroy the industry.

Now I don’t really have any sympathy for the tow companies because they are such bad actors. but that legislation was built out of personal animus and not to help fix much if anything

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Oh shit I wonder if that’s what I smelled when I left for work this morning? I was in such a rush that I thought it was gas and called PGW.

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In this economy, it just doesn’t make sense to use cash when credit card benefits are so good. Play it right and you are getting paid to use credit cards

NYC has a law that diesel engines can't idle for more than three minutes. If you are caught idling for longer, it's a rather large fine. The problem is so widespread there that the path they took is that civilians who submit video clips (3+mins of idling with a shot of plates) get a cut of the fine. If Philadelphia were to do something like this with these grevious parking infractions I guarantee they would plummet.

What are are you looking at? What's your cost range? Are you familiar with the area, or do you need advice on what areas to avoid?

1-2 months. I always start looking too soon (3-4 months out) and I'm panicked there's not much on the market. But take a look 2 months out, and there will be a good selection. Don't panic if you don't nab something then, either, because much more will open up in <30 days out from your lease start date. I got my current apartment 3 weeks before the lease start date.

I live in E. Passyunk and the vibe here is pretty solidly "30+ year olds with kids and (some) money." I'd say Fishtown has better nightlife for people in their 20s looking for higher-energy bars. E. Passyunk has GREAT bars (Fountain Porter is a fave), but they're more lowkey and chilled out.

If parking is allowed, standing and stopping are also always allowed. Parking is a superset.

I am the other poster, but I am second guessing my conclusion based on c in that subsection. Regardless, PPA enforces it with the 20 min rule, so you get more than that because they have to scan your plate twice more than 20 min apart.

lol the fact that people are surprised by this headline is… surprising.

We pay one of the highest income taxes in the nation and get the shittiest city services. Best deal ever 🫰

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That’s a 6% fee, which is ridiculous

>But there have been few takers, partly because the fees are set relatively low.

Probably because it is the developers who lobbied to write the bill like it is done now

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As bad as sidewalks are in center city, holy fuck they are worse in the outer parts of the city. Anyone who has walked in Roxborough knows the struggle of walking vertically because a tree has pushed the sidewalk up to a 45° angle.

I felt that way too, but one night I was chilling on the patio at Dahlak and I saw him at a table, drinking with four or five friends and he had the exact same attitude. I think he just looks that way regardless of how he's feeling or whether he likes you or not.

Takes the sting out of manslaughter charges.

The cops are punishing us for demanding accountability... they're not gonna do squat until they're allowed to do their thing with impunity

Ah so when PGW drove over the sidewalks and curbs on my block with an excavator, it’s my responsibility to repair them. That’s why they never came back to fix them.

You need a parking ticket from the PPD in order to clear the way (legally) for towing.

I wasn't aware they were closed. You can stop by La Lorna or Cafe y Chocolate- it's the same owners.

I wonder if they spend less money on settling suits over this than they would have to on actual projects, i.e. it’s an intentional choice