Police officers in Philadelphia only have to pass the physical test when they start. After that they can let their fitness slide.

I thought that perhaps if they had to walk a beat instead of sitting in a car all day perhaps they would be in better shape. It’s easier said than done to change the physical fitness standards. They’re having trouble already getting recruits. I don’t think they could replace their fat cops.

I think so people just expect to be able to live somewhere for free. The women was agitated cause she came home to her stuff in bags outside on the curb. She wasn’t home during the eviction.

She eventually did come back later to apologize to my mom. But I feel that was to help avoid heavy charges.

Yeah. I would say that evictions are difficult and it’s lucky we don’t see this more often.

My parents used to rent out a back room studio to our house. We moved in part cause it was more trouble then it was worth. The unit was pretty affordable and I think Section 8 housing. I feel like the 8 years there maybe were like 2 forced evictions took place, along with a couple of tenants who left voluntarily. It was a small town so the police force would show up and make sure they vacated the property. I remember one time it involved my mom getting hit in the back with a pan and the tenant arrested. Usually if a forceful presence is needed, things likely are about to boil over.

You will likely pay more to live in a suburb with easy access to Philly. Also, if you work in Philly you may end up paying higher income taxes

You need automated enforcement for buses to snap an image of the car in the lane. That’s what nyc does. Have police officers pull over people in masse in center city will have a worse impact on traffic when they’re stopped to the side then just letting cars run free in the bus lane

Well 100 years ago there was much less public involvement in construction. If you wanted to build a residential building you could if you owned the land. The neighbors couldn’t stop you because they didn’t like your project. Nowadays, with planning commissions and zoning laws there are a lot more obstacles in the way for creating new housing. Not saying getting rid of these public regulations is a good idea, but just pointing it out.

Also, construction was much cheaper back in the day. People could live in smaller spaces with more residents. Now, the avg square footage per resident is much higher. People expect more space. A house that used the fit a family is now deemed “too small for more than 2 people”. Residential units could also be built more cheaply then as construction standards were not as high and they didn’t need as many features/amenities as they do now (multiple bathrooms, more electrical outlets, etc.) And without OSHA and modern pay requirements labor was nowhere near as expensive as it is today.

But leaving these modern requirements in housing aside, we can still provide enough housing for everyone if we get held back by restricting new development.

New housing is generally luxury cause it’s expensive to build. A developer isn’t going to go through all the leg work of getting a building approved and designed and then during construction go for a lower end project.

When we build new housing the supply goes up lowering demand for other existing housing, making other units more affordable. Over time new housing becomes more affordable as the new amenities show age.

One of the big problems with the housing crisis is citizens don’t understand this and will oppose new housing cause it’s luxury. Meanwhile nothing gets built cause building affordable housing isn’t profitable, like in San Francisco. It’s annoying that we see what happens when we fight new housing. We get a California style housing crises. But still people here seem to want that to happen in Philly and oppose new housing.

And up to Maine too. Can’t forget the other direction

Towing companies though have been caught doing scummy things in the past, like putting up signs after a car is parked. I guess the fear would be them towing a car onto the sidewalk, then taking a photo.

I think the ticket requirement should be made exempt for cars parked on the sidewalk. Maybe even try like a one-month period of it to see what happens. It’s such a black and white violation that a ticket isn’t necessary.

All Kenney did really was get rid of people parking on the sidewalk around city hall.

I think a really easy solution would be to remove the ticket requirement for towing cars on the sidewalk. I think if they loosened it to covering cars blocking ramps and other requirements like they used to tow companies may take advantage and go back to their scummy ways. But parking on the sidewalk is so cut and dry and think removing the ticket requirement would be an easy fix.

I know they tend to go to construction sites that hired non-union labor from the onset. I wouldn’t call it scab labor (although they may) since it wasn’t like they were hired originally then replaced.

For me it’s usually the time. Local coffee shops tend to open later.

They have been protesting a non-union construction site by where I work for over a year it seems. Every day there are at least two union members hanging out making sure a generator filling an inflatable rat has enough gas in it. Although an apartment building is a much bigger job than a dunkin renovation. They aren’t there handing out any literature and usually sit in their trucks parked on the sidewalk idling.

They seem to be doing a better job at your site. I’ve felt bad for the people who live across the street who have to deal with all the noise and air pollution caused by their rat.

And mainly Honda accords. They’re prime targets. at least get wheel locks

I was at a SEPTA meeting a couple years ago and asked why can’t they connect the BSL to the R6, and possibly the two chestnut hill lines in north Philly through a new tunnel. They have the extra track north of walnut locust to handle increased transit down there.

A couple SEPTA workers were honest with me afterwards and said they have thought about that for decades but it would fought very strongly by locals to regional rail stations. There’s an increase in crime/loitering around subway stations in the city that you don’t get at regional rail stations. To convert such stations would involve so much pushback it won’t be an easy project. But on the other hand the amount of money and effort they’re putting into this it could’ve gotten it done if redirected.

Only know a couple friends who do it and it’s cause they don’t have a car.

At the end of the day all the candidates are part of the same political party, and thus support almost the same politics/ideals. There isn’t much room between them all and debating which one is a true progressive is a waste of time. We should be focusing on competency since we’ve been dealing with the lack thereof for 8 years in a city that is struggling.

I think the Union League debacle was shows the issues with her style of politics. She forgot about her past statement. So much politics nowadays is about opposing and boycotting every organization/corporation/person that holds views you don’t agree with. At a certain point it gets exhausting and I bet politicians can’t keep a mental list of what they need to avoid to not look like a hypocrite.

Yes, but mitigation techniques won’t stop a low point from flooding if there’s a draining issue.

I think it may have to do with zoning restrictions/getting the neighborhood to accept the project

I’m most concerned about the traffic light. looks awfully close to the car. The city is already cash strapped for traffic light maintenance and does a bad job with them already. And on top of that so many get knocked down by boneheads like this and have to be replaced on the city’s dime. The city already doesn’t have pedestrian signal heads on 29th st. A missing signal would make this even more dangerous.

I’m waiting til the day one of these sidewalk parkers drives accidentally into the corner store. I’ve seen one close call where the driver seen inebriated

I think for a job with minimal qualifications it probably pays well. You get to walk around for exercise too and I bet the benefits are good

They wouldn’t have to crackdown much. Honestly multiple serious driving infractions should result in impounded vehicles. I don’t think they would have to impound many to get everyone else scared straight.