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alohabruh732 t1_jeewewq wrote

Waiting for the people that will comment about how bad it is to build new housing.

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amor_fatty t1_jeey32z wrote

WHERE WILL ALL THOSE PEOPLE PARK?!? TRAFFIC IS GOIBG TO BE SO MUCH WORSE! THEY ARE RUINING OUR CULTURE!!!

Did I miss anything?

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squirrel_eatin_pizza t1_jeez455 wrote

when they built the new building on Broad and Washington, people were complaining that the old small town charm of south philly was disappearing. I'm like really? You live in the second largest city on the east coast. If you dont like urbanization then move to the burbs. Broad and Washington is practically center city.

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Added_cynodont t1_jef2idh wrote

>old small town charm of south philly was disappearing

Are you gonna question the small town credentials of a neighborhood with 3x the population density of Los Angeles?

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theonetruefishboy t1_jef23mz wrote

There's no small town charm in the burbs. But there can be in the city if you have good pedestrian infrastructure and local commerce.

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pianoprofiteer t1_jef4fv6 wrote

Collingswood, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, New Hope, Media, Ardmore all have smalltown charm.

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theonetruefishboy t1_jef6poy wrote

I'll admit my statement is generalized for brevity but my underlying point is that most suburban towns lack the pedestrian infrastructure and local commerce that makes smalltown charm possible in some Philly Neighborhoods and in the towns you mentioned.

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erdtirdmans t1_jegkuf7 wrote

The culture one is a legit complaint, but I'm okay with giving up Center City to the New Yorkers

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Baron_Von_D t1_jeewypl wrote

Ugh, it's totally going to fail because every is leaving the city
/s

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mb2231 t1_jefxfpg wrote

Lmao, just talk to someone from Roxborough about new housing and within 5 minutes you'll want to launch yourself off the Ben Franklin.

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inthegarden5 t1_jegh4l6 wrote

Don't know why you're getting down voted. You're telling the truth. They complain about every change. I'll admit some of the stuff on Ridge is boring at best but still.

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porkchameleon t1_jeezjx3 wrote

I'll bite: are there any immediate and long term implications for the immediate area, since it looks like we are getting a lot of construction in just a few blocks of the Rittenhouse? I hear nothing in terms of cons from people who welcome this; I couldn't care less personally, but I haven't heard anything more level headed between NIMBY and "MaKe It TaLlEr!!1"

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ColdJay64 OP t1_jefgrll wrote

CVS will close during construction, that's the worst thing I can think of.

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porkchameleon t1_jefkijb wrote

Oh shit, that's right: no more major pharmacies in the immediate area (Rite Aid on 23rd has shut done some time ago, the only one that I can think of is around 17th and Chestnut).

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ColdJay64 OP t1_jeflnoe wrote

There’s still a CVS at 20th and Market!

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porkchameleon t1_jefyk7h wrote

It's across Market, though, never on my radar (forgot even it was there, thank you for the reminder!)

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ColdJay64 OP t1_jefzrfz wrote

No problem. I happened to go there with a friend during the water hysteria this past weekend.

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lateavatar t1_jeex5db wrote

Coincidentally, there are about 47 homeless people on Chestnut. This building should be used to fund some SRO space in the city.

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ColdJay64 OP t1_jeey6v8 wrote

That’s what the roundhouse building should be used for, don’t Police HQs have locker rooms with showers already? They do on TV at least lol.

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lateavatar t1_jeez2j1 wrote

That’s a relatively large building. LA tried to concentrate all of their support for homeless in one area and it seems to have had a negative effect by concentrating that neighborhood. — I think a more distributed plan, with each neighborhood building 20 units might be better.

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ColdJay64 OP t1_jef515e wrote

I agree with the distributed approach when it comes to providing long-term public housing. Short-term shelter/housing for the homeless is another story, a centralized location equipped with facilities to take care of them may be necessary. Plus, the roundhouse building isn't in a residential area - my main concern would be Franklin Square park. Perhaps the surrounding parking lot could be converted to a common area.

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