We’ll luckily enough the original plans when the house was built called for brick veneer so I included that

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Over the past few years, incidents on the subway in NYC are more than weekly. That said, I fully get your points of A. there are more people there and using the system and B. saying something happens other places isn't productive. That is in response to broad statements people make like "Fucking sickening that it’s so easy to become an innocent bystander in Philly" as though bad stuff doesn't happen everywhere, or that it's all that likely to happen here. People love to unproductively whine about Philly like it's the worst place on earth.

I am not suggesting that change doesn't need to take place here, of course it does. While I know politicians alone don't fix everything, I voted for the opposition of the current DA, I am voting for Domb for mayor who has best public safety plan IMO, etc. etc.

I said “can mean,” not “does mean” - societal issues are 100% the root cause, but given we can’t change broken systems overnight maybe we should focus on at least licensing and regulating instruments that can kill in an instant until we do?

I’m from Texas, my dad taught me to shoot and how to safely handle and use a gun. There’s a spectrum between “well-regulated militia“ and absolute chaos and we’re currently way too far towards the latter at the moment.

Its a reference to a common refrain you'll see pop up here from time to time to excuse and deflect from the violent and criminal nature of dirt bike gangs.

That they're just kids having fun, that they're harmless, and it's "a culture".

Adding a brick veneer is a structural change because that brick needs to be anchored back to your structural wall. L+I needs to see the proposed attachment detail to approve a permit.

The punk rock flea market is this Saturday and Sunday

This appears two threads up from "Ice Cream truck".

I assume they are correlated.

They wouldn’t because there should be a concrete barrier

And as we all know cars never drive in those lanes. /s

Fyi: I moved to the burbs after almost a decade in the city. The final straw what having a bomb go off and shake my whole house in the middle of the night during the riots. Also right before lock down I got jumped on the el for no reason from which I still have unhealed injuries. So please just keep your self righteousness to yourself.

Also here’s another great example of violent felons not ‘getting decades upstate’ after pleading guilting to horrendous crimes: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-us-attorney-william-mcswain-feds-charge-ak-gunman-20190228.html

My pessimistic sentiment is based in reality. Really wish I could live in your delusion though. Probably more pleasant to be that far out of reality.

Preach!

If somebody gets shot, yes they absolutely do. There are for sure issues with PPD not responding to calls or responding extremely late. But you’d describing a caricature of reality here.

*busookas

The bus that runs you over....you never saw it coming.

Wut?

Yes more cyclists get killed in traffic accidents in cc than people shot on the El

https://youtu.be/QNixDlRoMvA

Yes. And you can criticize that case. You have.

But this is actually a different incident with different people and different characteristics. Kneejerk reactions based on unrelated incidents are stupid and counterproductive. They also lessen your credibility on the other stuff that actually warrants critique.

You're in the burbs right? Why did you let yourself get the Krasner brain disease when you don't even live here? Such a waste.

IMHO, linking up Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton (the 3rd biggest urban area in Pennsylvania) with Philadelphia should be a priority. Many in the Lehigh Valley commute daily to Philadelphia.

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I’m glad they’re building, but I’m really over these ugly buildings that have a bunch of different materials for no reason. Also there’s not nearly enough parking spaces for these new apartment buildings. People who can afford $3k/month for a 1 bedroom apartment are probably going to have/want a car, too.

Same for the building going up behind the firehouse on 21st street. I’m all for ditching surface lots, but they really need to start better accounting for parking needs/wants. I’d love for there to be less cars in the city, but that’s not happening any time soon.

I think so…i was on a flight and they wouldn’t let us land because a “VIP” was in town

The barriers to trees are NOT money. Trees are a question of land use policy: you need permeable, non-compacted surfaces for them to live.

You can either do that by cutting bigger tree pits (which would have to take away road or sidewalk space) or by spending money on more complicated engineering solutions like excavated grow pits, permeable pavement, and/or custom drainage (these things are common in cities like NYC that have their shit together).

I don't expect Philly to start investing in fancy engineered street infrastructure any time soon, BUT it costs ~nothing to turn a parking spot into a tree pit big enough to sustain a big shade tree like an Oak or a London Plane.

How much is the whole job going to cost? 10k, 30k? If you don’t have a permit, you are completely unprotected from any liability. If someone falls off a scaffold and dies you are getting sued. If your facade fails within 6 months of work being completed and you have water infiltration you are going to have a harder time recovering money. IMO you can’t afford to not do it the correct way. A call and estimate from an architect is free. Just see how much they want and what they recommend. They are going to adjust their fee accordingly, you will not be spanked for a job this small.