Submitted by ItsBobsledTime t3_10jph4s in philadelphia
There is trash everywhere. Water just pools in the different little sections next to the sidewalk and bike paths. I feel like I am taking crazy pills every time I have to drive through it.
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themanpotato t1_j5lzoff wrote
That sunken grassy island area between the Aramingo/SB 95 on-ramp and the 95 off-ramp looks like shit. It’s just gonna be mud and trash at some point.
I don’t understand why the curbs and sidewalks under 95 had to be so elaborate. I guess they look better than straightforward parking lots like in South Philly, but I’d rather see that time/effort/money go to upkeep of roads or sidewalks of more trafficked areas.
They should have addressed the sidewalks on the river side of Delaware Ave. I used to commute by bike on that side and it was always overgrown and covered in trash and gravel.
On another note what do you think of the SouthBound 95 merge from the aramingo ramp? That curve on 95, right before the center city exits is always a jammed up even when there’s not much traffic. Adding lanes just made it worse
ItsBobsledTime OP t1_j5m0m8r wrote
The whole plan is a mess. From the highway merge to the looping you have to do to get to york going North. Just terrible and it looks like shit.
mortgagepants t1_j5ombwo wrote
it was a jobs program after 2008- "shovel ready". after that i'm sure traffic was a consideration, then the usage, and finally anyone who has to live by it.
ItsBobsledTime OP t1_j5oukf1 wrote
Can you elaborate on what you mean by “shovel ready”?
mortgagepants t1_j5ovfy1 wrote
after the 2008 crash they passed the "american recovery act" or something. but they didn't want new projects- they wanted stuff that was already planned and approved and ready to go, just didn't have the money for. this was because the faster people got back to work, the more money circulated in the economy.
95 widening was one of them, another around here was refurbishing a bunch of amtrak cars to last another 10 years.
Proper-Code7794 t1_j5pa8g2 wrote
Because 95 was four lanes and then became three lanes at Girard and then became four lanes again so there's always been traffic at the constriction point.
mortgagepants t1_j5pdj7q wrote
that has never been questioned.
mortgagepants t1_j5pe4pn wrote
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KenzoWap t1_j5mkoze wrote
You right
Aromat_Junkie t1_j5ozad5 wrote
I'd literally rather just have parking like under 95 in south philly
courageous_liquid t1_j5v514c wrote
we're not doing large swaths of impervious surfaces anymore
Aromat_Junkie t1_j5v6ltn wrote
we are doing it, i just got off the phone with Local 99 impervious surface pavers and they donated 600k to mayor icedwine's private charitable trust.
looks like parking lots are back on the menu boys
courageous_liquid t1_j5v9yst wrote
Son of a bitch. Aite, I'll call up that guy that throws "spontaneous" parties on random infrastructure.
stug41 t1_j5lw91h wrote
Is it done yet? Before the offramp was finished there were already shanties built.
HyruleJedi t1_j5n6w0m wrote
Most of the shanties from last year are gone. Those monstrosities at grafitti pier and that stupid ‘Fishtown’ building across from Planet Fitness behind the gas station will make it ao those side walks are cleaned out of homeless frequently
Character_Macaron133 t1_j5ols5c wrote
There is a whole tent population under the off-ramps
dotcom-jillionaire t1_j5rgjeu wrote
always has been
Character_Macaron133 t1_j5roj70 wrote
Yeah but I live like three blocks away and it has tripled since the summer and is now on both sides of aramingo
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Evrytimeweslay t1_j5oeg2x wrote
Yeah, can we talk about how dumb that “Fishtown” sign is?
blahtant t1_j5mbp3v wrote
Yeah. It’s really awful at this time of the year as there’s no growth to hide the mess. It makes me so sad seeing people treat the city this way. I kinda wish they’d put trash cans at those off-ramps where the pan handlers hang. I’d give em a few bucks and some gloves to pick up a few pieces in the vicinity.
Character_Macaron133 t1_j5om5bo wrote
The FNA held a trash clean up on MLK day and it already looks a mess again. If only people cared to keep our city clean
skip_tracer t1_j5nq9bb wrote
You know what drives me NUTS? That turn off Aramingo. Driving north and taking the left to get onto 95, I often nearly turn onto the exit ramp. Something about the design and color fucks with my depth perception and I just can’t see it properly. I can’t be the only one.
halfdeserted t1_j5o87xg wrote
It's confusing and really poorly thought out and designed
Pcrawjr t1_j5n194u wrote
I thought the bike path under the interstate was nice. You can take it all the way to Lehigh.
punks0da t1_j5uk552 wrote
I use it to ride from Port Richmond towards Penn Treaty Park.
Phl_worldwide t1_j5o5ymk wrote
I saw a very embarrassing photo yesterday of it and yes it’s bad
MrMcFunStuff t1_j5o9524 wrote
Hands down the worst part is the on-ramp to 95 south from York street. It’s almost impossible to accept that it was designed by a professional and is so fucking dangerous that I take Delaware to spring garden when taking the Ben to jersey or 676 out west,.
goobdaddi t1_j5pd35r wrote
Underneath it all is what the federal government considers affordable housing
Waru_ t1_j5mweay wrote
Was It ever not?
stormycat0811 t1_j5m2dk4 wrote
I won’t even go that way anymore, I hiked all the way up to the Burlington Bristol and took the turnpike back to my house in PA
GooFoYouPal t1_j5m6j7s wrote
You did wat now ?
GooFoYouPal t1_j5lz5u3 wrote
It’s absolutely disgusting. I run through there and it’s been completely trashed already, the amount of trash is soul-crushingly depressing. City is full of scumbags.