I'mma take a few Forget-Me-Nows. Wake me up when this project is done.

But that's not what we're talking about when it's parents in desirable catchments like Meredith and Greenfield sending their kids elsewhere. I absolutely agree that schools which can't replace that enrollment with students from outside the catchment will suffer.

Worse, the scrap metal was sold to the Japanese in the late '30s.

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Good point, I often forget that since I never really buy for more than two and if I’m going with a group, it’s friends who take care of themselves financially.

My main priority is not driving personally and zoning out or falling asleep so if I’m in a group of 3 or more where someone else wanted to drive, that would not be a bad option.

It matters a lot. The places that are easy to invest in and extract profit aren't necessarily the best for actual living. Particularly in the regulatory environment category.

It is a really complex discussion I don't have time to explain in detail but kinda interesting you said "i don't think you're familiar with Schroders" and then subsequently say you know nothing about asset management.

I’m looking at May 6 and saw tickets as cheap as $10 but I ended up paying close to $90 for my round trip

Easy explanation - we're a family of four. Multiply all transit expenses by 4, while toll gas and parking is fixed price. I've been actively looking for an excuse to take a train trip and I cannot make it a reasonable decision. Currently I'm thinking about Newark for Union @ Redbulls, and could at least take the PATH into the city from there.

That cap looks too small. Make it bigger.

All they need to do is extend the frankford loop down Delaware ave. The tracks are there and are already separated by road traffic. This is the missing piece even if they only run it down to the Walmart center.

Fair enough

What aspects of their criteria would rank favorably only from an asset management perspective to the point that they aren’t relevant on a real-world level?

Are you due for Lead Inspection. Usually that's when they sit in pending status.

None of us are getting younger. This project might take a decade to finish. I want every project to start construction sooner so I have more time to enjoy it.

No one should want to delay construction on anything. Delaying just means it can be cancelled or never constructed. The rapid, rapid development in the suburbs means houses are being built faster than infrastructure can be built out. There's no room for more highways, train avenues, or even freaking grid planning. Just buy whatever land you can and put townhouses on it.

My rant is - we need stronger construction control from the government and a larger, more active infrastructure plan. We need to start spending billions on our roads. The 476 to 95 expansion plan needs to begin today as well.

That's like being the top turd in the cesspit.

I've gotten things notarized at the bank of America in center city near Chinatown and most of the employees were Asian. Not sure if they'd be comfortable doing it but I'm guessing you have a decent chance.

I don’t know about the routes down around Baltimore but I don’t see any reason to drive Philly to NYC even if Amtrak doesn’t make sense. There are so many cheap buses daily I couldn’t even count. And the Septa to NJT connection. The tolls over the bridges or through the tunnel alone are about as much as a one-way bus ticket. Then you’ve got gas and parking.

I actually choose Megabus over the Septa/NJT connection because it’s more comfortable and I can just fall asleep and not have to change trains.

>I don't think it's bias so much as the methodologies used, but I could be wrong. For example, Shenzen has a 28 out of 30 "environmental" rating.

Bias absolutely can exist in methodology

Can you use an independent notary? I know my mom used to be a notary as well as the secretary at my kid’s school. This was in another state, but maybe put a request on r/phillylist for a notary who will do this.

Tracks are still in the middle of the lanes in some places

Correct. Overnight only. 10p-6a. it's like a reverse version of when they would close down 676 overnights to take out the overhead supports

Reverse Big Dig?

Build road at ground level and then cover it

As far as I remember there wouldn't be total closure, which would be a nightmare.

Maybe temporarily overnight.

My experience is like yours (unreasonably expensive). I can't ever make Amtrak make sense financially, even though I love a train ride. For kicks I just looked up Wilmington DE to Baltimore on a random Friday a few weeks from now. Every ticket is more than $100 per person, one way. Especially when traveling with multiple people there is no way to justify train over driving.