Yeah, I had concerns about Gainey from the beginning since he didn't seem to have much in the way of legislative accomplishments or a detailed policy platform compared to Peduto. I tried to keep an open mind in the first year, but it seems clear now that he just doesn't have an interest in policy or the day-to-day management of city services.

Yeah, I get the reason for it in theory. It just makes me mad when I learn that the Art Commission tried to use community review to hold the construction up for four months just so it matched their personal tastes. Seems so out of touch with the needs of actual residents who just want to get back to their normal commutes as soon as possible.

>PennDOT and its contractors built the new bridge in just 11 months, thanks to emergency declarations and procedures that allowed them to bypass a traditional, years-long timeline that includes preliminary design, final design, community engagement, permitting and sending the project out to bid.

Amazing how fast the government can move when it isn't weighed down by useless community meetings and glacial permitting processes. Imagine what the city accomplish if it approached other infrastructure projects in the same way.

Yup, they have all their tables back!

De Fer has one of the best breakfast sandwiches in the city. They also have great vegan avocado toast if you're into that kind of thing.