They also have an option that explicitly says "expiring card" now, to transfer funds over.

And also don't violate them blatantly themselves for no reason. (Neither of these will ever happen)

I wish this were true. In my neighborhood it certainly is not. You can call in, sure, and they'll repeat the address back to you... and never send anyone.

I freely admit that after having to live in Clarke's district for the last 20 years, I am 100% cynical about everything he does.

Young also worked for Clarke at one point.

Clarke may have failed at shoehorning Wilkerson in but he was still clearly trying to push things in the direction he wanted. Even if it didn't completely succeed, it definitely fits under "corrupt to the end."

I don't know what the hell it is this time. The main one that's been circling Fairmount/Francisville doesn't show up on any of the flight radar services (which the news choppers do).

This shit is absurd. I had the most godawful day and all I want to do is relax, and I can't because it feels like I live directly under a medevac landing site.

I would kind of caveat that that area isn't much of a "neighborhood" in the sense of community -- there are some high-rises but it's mostly hotels, the Parkway itself, museums, etc. But in terms of safety, which I think is the main question -- yeah, it's pretty safe.

Ah yes, the inevitable "fuck you boomer move to the burbs" person who pops up in every thread where someone makes a reasonable quality of life complaint.

Cities are noisy. Everyone knows this. That doesn't mean that every noise is reasonable or necessary and it does not mean that people should be berated for trying to address it.

There's also a stand set up inside 30th street station.

Honestly, walk into just about any store and they'll have stuff. My neighborhood hardware store is selling Eagles gear.

This comment is entirely too rational. Remove yourself from reddit immediately.

Next time go to the station attendant.

But you're also confusing me by saying you had a card. You cannot use the physical cards to pay twice. You have to use the app. Not sure if some wires have been crossed here or if I'm just reading too much into a word choice.

The cops? Where were you trying to board? Any SEPTA station should have an attendant who knows how mobile ticketing works. Shouldn't be a police thing.

Wouldn't scan at all or wouldn't scan as fares for more than one person?

The QR code readers are much more finicky than I'd like to see. I really wish they had just focused on NFC and skipped this QR code nonsense. At any rate, I have used this system successfully, even though I don't think it was the best way to go.

You should report issues with mobile ticketing here.

Despite this being slow and uninteresting I am still very sad that I never saw it. Or if I did I don't remember :(

I think the fact that nobody is stopping them for doing 90mph down city streets or blasting through red lights without a second thought is doing a lot more to tell them their behavior is ok. Serious question: how many of the people we're discussing do you really think are aware of a bill that came out of Philly City council and what it says? Do you think the folks racing Dodge Chargers on Delaware Ave were waiting for an all clear from city council? Reckless driving behavior was already present. It exploded when the police stopped pulling them over for it, which was after the bill was passed, because the police didn't like the bill.

We're kind of at an impasse at this point, I think, because we don't have the kind of data analysis necessary to figure out the nuances of causation. The one thing I keep coming back to is that the police ARE the only ones who can enforce existing traffic law and they are NOT doing it. If that changed, it stands to reason the behavior would be reduced.

The latter part of your statement is exactly why I'm saying the larger problem isn't the law itself. The police have responded to the law by choosing to stop enforcing all traffic laws. That's not what the law requires them to do; they're simply refusing to do their jobs because they don't like the bill.

Your first points are why I said that reasonable people can disagree about the law itself.

But again -- nothing stops the police from pulling over a driver for running a red light, for speeding, for driving recklessly -- whether their plate is covered, their car inspection is expired, their taillight is out, etc, or not. And the police are not doing that either.

The immediate fault lies with the people driving recklessly. But the average citizen can't do anything about that; we have to rely on the police to take action. And they're not doing that, even in the situations where they are empowered to. I don't think anyone here could say with a straight face that there is a shortage of flagrant traffic violations for them to see and respond to. They just don't.

Maybe you should be the one to start it then!

I'm not saying Clarke is the only one to blame. I was alluding to the larger problematic situation wherein city council has entirely too much control over things like street layout and planning and Clarke, who is president, is completely hopeless.

Kenney did exactly what you're talking about when he ran for mayor, talking about how they were embracing the "Zero Vision" (direct quote) and then of course doing nothing, or actively working against Vision Zero principles, in office.

I really don't disagree that we need to see people bringing this issue up constantly until officials take action. But I think you shouldn't discount how tired people are of trying to advocate for change in the face of a system that simply will not listen. The way this place is set up really wears you down.

How can we make it simple and easy for people to demand this kind of change and give them some hope that it isn't a complete waste of their time?

Same, but replace Oregon Ave with pretty much any street in the city

I mean... that has not at all been my experience of 5th square but ok.

Would certainly like to see more people pressing elected officials to take action on this but given that Clarke (aka Mr "We drive to the corner store") is still CC president, I just don't see how you get anywhere.

I think this falls pretty firmly under what 5th Square tries to address. But there isn't anyone in Philadelphia government that's serious about stopping it, that's for sure.

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Not a single one of those things prevents a police officer from pulling people over for the kinds of flagrant violations that are causing hit-and-run crashes.

You can debate whether the bill itself was a good idea. Reasonable people can disagree about that. But it does not prevent the police from doing traffic enforcement. The fact that they have essentially stopped all traffic enforcement in response to it is... well. Let's just say, I think it sums up the issues with the PPD and FOP quite well.

NOTHING in the driver equality bill says the police can't pull people over for blasting through traffic lights, speeding like demons, or driving recklessly. Here is what the bill actually says. Under the law, drivers can no longer be stopped for:

• Vehicle registrations expired for 60 days or less.
• Temporary registration permits that are in the wrong location, but otherwise clearly displayed in the rear window.
• Unfastened registration plates, as long as they are still visible.
• A single brake or headlight out.
• Other obstructions, like rearview mirror decorations.
• Minor bumper damage.
• Operation of vehicle without official certificate of inspection.
• Unlawful operation without evidence of emission inspection.

Please show me where it says this stops the police from enforcing traffic laws. It doesn't. But someone points to it every time someone else points out that the police in this city aren't doing their damn jobs.

Yes, I, an ordinary citizen, am sick and tired of the police force in this city refusing to do one of the simplest things they could do to save lives: enforce traffic laws. People who die from being hit by reckless drivers are just as dead as people who get shot, and let's be honest, the PPD's homicide clearance rate is already crap. If they devoted some resources to basic traffic enforcement -- ticketing for speeding, ticketing for blasting through red lights, ticketing for driving like a batshit lunatic down city streets -- they could save a hell of a lot more lives.

Kayuh isn't in Fishtown. It's on Girard Ave at the north end of Fairmount.