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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7mstr wrote

The city should close the block and make it a pedestrian area. Build a parking garage on the corner for people to park. Use the parking garage revenue to fund street cleaning

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[deleted] t1_ja7p7cg wrote

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7q24y wrote

Corner of 9th and Federal on a piece of the park.

What’s “bananas” is how we treat one of our most popular tourist spots as an after thought where it’s dangerous to just cross the street as people run through the stop signs and park over the crosswalks

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alittlemouth t1_ja7r0i7 wrote

I'm all about pedestrianizing east passyunk, but the part of Capitolo at the corner of 9th and Federal is currently a well-used kid's playground. Beyond that heading towards 10th is a recently renovated/updated soccer pitch, and beyond that is the community garden. Heading towards Wharton is the basketball courts, which are heavily used. Which of these gathering spaces for our community do you recommend we get rid of so that tourists can park their fucking cars?

Make "Walk East Passyunk!" a thing, recommend people park at Constitution Health Plaza and walk down the Ave starting at Broad. Getting rid of greenspace and public park space for a parking garage sort of defeats the purpose of making a street car-free.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7r7c3 wrote

Ah yes, a park that stays locked for over 6 months out of the year that has more than enough room to fit a garage. But sure, it’s not surprising that Philly people very content with their dangerous trash pit of a city. Why should the city look nice or be safer?

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[deleted] t1_ja7s8mz wrote

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7t9v8 wrote

Lmao. I have lived in the city probably decades longer than you. Probably picked up more trash than you ever will. And probably heard more negative reviews of Philly than you have. But sure cool guy, defend an embarrassment like your life depends on it.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7uyvq wrote

buddy, the italian market and pats/genos isn't half as vibrant as it should be because it's clogged with illegal parking and traffic all day. If you had any sense of what an actual vibrant urban neighborhood was like, you would understand that getting people out of their cars and on foot is essential. Just say the truth, it doesn't bother you that it's not nice and your content with it. More than a few people visit those places and go "what the hell? this place is a dump"

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alittlemouth t1_ja7wlj3 wrote

There’s no way you’ve been in philly for decades if you truly think adding a paid parking garage will prevent people from driving and parking like assholes.

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CattlemensSteakhouse t1_ja883ix wrote

I disagree with the parking garage idea, but they totally should close that intersection. It’s a fucking nightmare to walk across. People park in the crosswalk, by fire hydrants, or on the points of Pat’s and Geno’s, making it almost impossible for drivers to see pedestrians. I’ve come within a foot or two of getting hit multiple times there and drivers act like I’m the asshole for walking on the striped crosswalk. Additionally, when the weather gets nicer, those psychopaths on trikes, motorcycle, and gators come by acting like macho assholes and blasting their music as loud as they fucking can at 3 AM.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja88w1z wrote

I agree. I was just trying to think of a practical solution to the problem

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benjaminpoole t1_ja8a958 wrote

The only place I can imagine a parking garage making sense would be at the former police car depot at 11th & Reed, which I believe is being turned into a grocery store instead. I do think closing E Passyunk to cars would be very nice though.

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