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OnionBagMan t1_j9v40on wrote

Reply to comment by dandykaufman2 in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

Parking is dead. At this point it would be most healthy to accept the reality and adjust expectations as a result.

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ShaneBowen t1_j9vdiri wrote

As someone contemplating moving into the city(from the burbs), I think this is the way to go. SEPTA has a shit ton of problems, but if we all a little more tied to it there might be more pressure on fixing them.

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_j9vlcym wrote

They can start with enforcing the junkies who hop the gates and ride the subways all day long. Anyone who rides the El post pandemic will tell you how bad it's got with addicts shooting up on the train. I have seen a number of people just hop the gates in front of the ticket booth, seen by SEPTA employees, and just continue unbothered.

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EddieDIV t1_j9vgrk1 wrote

Or it just gets more packed with people and with zero improvements to the infrastructure

Ninja edit: not saying this to be a dick, I lived here for 10 years, moved to the burbs in May, want to buy a house in the city now because commuting to work from the burbs absolutely blows so I’m in the same boat as you

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j9voxao wrote

It’s a multifaceted issue. Not just metro.

With more density, you have more demand for metro, yes. The above poster thinks that pressures from these residents could improve the metro. I agree with him but I understand your hesitations.

But there’s also two street cars lines here. That’s a significant mode of transit. Not to mention buses.

But more importantly, more density means that there is more likely to be things to do and places to be and stores to shop at within walking or biking distance, which means you won’t need to depend on the Metro as much anyway.

It also means the surrounding areas will get the second-hand-smoke benefit of improving just because they either use the land to make money off of the new population, or the sell it to someone who will, which means the nice and enjoyable areas increase in size, compounding the above point.

This can all be guided by good zoning practice. Parking is only part of the equation if the math is how to trend towards 0 parking spots in this neighborhood.

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_j9vkv8h wrote

It would be, but I will believe it when I see it. I'm not sure if you live around Fishtown, but there is a beer store and Dunkin Donuts that has a sizeable parking lot right on Girard. In the 10 years I've lived here, people have never used it for personal parking until recently and it's steadily growing. That parking lot is now usually lined with cars of people who park there who are not patronizing those stores.

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OnionBagMan t1_ja1i7mo wrote

That dunkin is about to get ripped down and turned into a complex I think.

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_ja1rxo1 wrote

Yeah you're right, more housing something like 50 units? There's multiple complexes going up all within a block right there.

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