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ColdJay64 OP t1_iy3rffr wrote

“Philadelphia's downtown residential population continues to grow during a year that has seen positive net openings of restaurants and retailers in Center City.Philadelphia's downtown population is the third largest in the U.S.

The report details that in October 2022, Center City residents were at 119% of the October 2019 population. Daily pedestrian foot traffic achieved three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels.”

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alittlemouth t1_iy3s7nv wrote

But…but…people are leaving the city in droves because it’s so filthy and dangerous!! 🙄

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selfpromoting t1_iy5qbl4 wrote

People probably are, just even more people are moving in!

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porkchameleon t1_iy3zz1o wrote

We are talking about Center City here, not "the city". Rittenhouse is not Fairmount or Strawberry Breeze... yet.

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PM_Me_Your_WorkFiles t1_iy5cqcq wrote

Lmao you clearly haven’t been to Fairmount recently, it’s bustling and more dense than ever. They’re putting up new apartments wherever they can.

Also do you mean point breeze or strawberry mansion?

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porkchameleon t1_iy5dyvg wrote

I combined those for humour.

I get a lot of confirmed alerts on the Ring app coming from those three, and Fairmount started sticking out recently, because I did not expect it to be ripe with random attacks (like the one on that dude who was walking to a show at UT and got jumped and almost killed) and gun related crime at that rate.

And I don't think I got a single one of those from where I am at in 19103, so I'ma go ahead and stay put.

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Edison_Ruggles t1_iy5d284 wrote

Curious what defines "downtown". I assume #1 and #2 are NY and Chicago... but either way good news!

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