jpstanton93

jpstanton93 t1_jdzwmrk wrote

Illegally parked cars encroaching on the crosswalks would fall under PPA for ticketing. Try reporting via 311.

As for planters or other infrastructure, try reaching out to the Fairmont Park Conservancy. Not sure if that part of the city also has any business improvement districts, but that may be a good place to start too. If you don't hear anything back from the above entities, try reaching out to Feet First Philly as they may have some resources to point you to. Once you make these initial contacts and have some correspondence going, then you may want to loop in your councilperson.

Hope this helps!

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jpstanton93 t1_j2euut7 wrote

Though I agree city council and OTIS and the Streets Department can all be doing better with regards to upgrading and improving public transit, this op-ed never really gets to a point. It focuses heavily on Bus Revolution and some forthcoming city council hearings where SEPTA will present its findings and proposed route changes. Nothing will get torpedoed at these hearings, as city council has very little say in how many busses SEPTA throws at any given line and where routing goes.

Where city council and the rest of the administration does need to step up is traffic enforcement. The traffic officer unit approved by ballot referendum in 2019 is still not operational (although I think these positions are finally posted requisitions on the city's website). And although it didn't directly impact SEPTA operations, the whole kerfuffle over Washington Ave did ultimately remove dedicated bus stop platforms, which doesn't bode well for future infrastructure improvements for any sort of transport within city limits.

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jpstanton93 t1_j1n0k8d wrote

The good news is the Park at Penn's Landing is still moving forward. PennDOT has been soliciting bids for all of the infrastructure work related to the I-95 cap and adjacent bridge structures. Also, DRWC is the project owner for the park, not the City, so there's more likihood the project will keep moving forward, versus the City just sitting on it.

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