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Bluegreenmountain t1_jababdv wrote

Reply to Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

How is Fairmount for a couple (30 and 32)? Feel free to suggest an alternative neighborhood.

No kids, none planned though if theres an abundance of strollers in the neighborhood, that’s fine. We don’t like clubs or rowdy bars. We do like coffee shops, a neighborhood pub, and need a higher end gym. Preference to be away from young 20’s, and be around people our age +-.

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kingerthethird t1_jab62h0 wrote

Reply to comment by sneeze-slayer in [Inquirer] Philadelphia collected $21 million in fees to improve pedestrian safety. Sidewalks are still treacherous. by Hoyarugby

I kinda like the idea of ticket bounties.

I doubt your every day citizen is going to go out of their way to, for lack of a better term, police infractions (sure, you'll always have "that guy"), they would likely just get the people really causing issues. Plus, just build the price of the bounty into the fine...

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craftyangie t1_jab5b5w wrote

Reply to comment by all_akimbo in [Inquirer] Philadelphia collected $21 million in fees to improve pedestrian safety. Sidewalks are still treacherous. by Hoyarugby

Same here. I for weeks I begged to anyone listening to please ask a construction company, to not force children (going to a k-8 school) to go through an active construction zone. Took about 2 weeks for anyone to do anything…but the construction guys are still parking their trucks blocking the crosswalks completely. Once they left about 12” for kids, strollers and handicapped to get through (the other sidewalk was closed off for construction)! Near my work that company insists on blocking the crosswalk to my building, plus both of our exits are constantly blocked off by construction vehicles, equipment and materials (both for new and waste). They’ve expanded well beyond their “110 feet” of sidewalk, according to the permit, it’s disgusting (because of the waste) and dangerous (because peds and cyclists don’t know what to do). The city would make so much money going around and fining them; but no one thinks it’s wrong until someone dies.

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