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Old 05-27-2015, 02:56 PM
 
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202 is at least two lanes anywhere and everywhere from south of Norristown all the way down to the I95 interchange in DE. Funny that someone who hates SEPTA would recommend a town with a regional rail stop. Wells usually posts something negative and then leaves a thread. I doubt you would be let down if you moved here from suburban Boston. Any of Rainrock's suggestions are good, location-wise, and school district-wise, but they are exurban areas.
BPP please to excuse my inexactitude. I meant to say that 202 is a single lane in each direction in sections. I don't dislike SEPTA; in fact, I am a train chaser and enthusiast. What I don't like is the way that SEPTA is subsidized. The PA state legislative duopoly ganged up to put the bite on folks in the PA back woods in the form of a confiscatory gasoline tax so that the rich commuters in the Philly burbs and the brothers in Philly could enjoy their train rides on someone else's quarter.
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Old 05-27-2015, 03:08 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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BPP please to excuse my inexactitude. I meant to say that 202 is a single lane in each direction in sections. I don't dislike SEPTA; in fact, I am a train chaser and enthusiast. What I don't like is the way that SEPTA is subsidized. The PA state legislative duopoly ganged up to put the bite on folks in the PA back woods in the form of a confiscatory gasoline tax so that the rich commuters in the Philly burbs and the brothers in Philly could enjoy their train rides on someone else's quarter.
Source?
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Old 05-27-2015, 03:17 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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BPP please to excuse my inexactitude. I meant to say that 202 is a single lane in each direction in sections. I don't dislike SEPTA; in fact, I am a train chaser and enthusiast. What I don't like is the way that SEPTA is subsidized. The PA state legislative duopoly ganged up to put the bite on folks in the PA back woods in the form of a confiscatory gasoline tax so that the rich commuters in the Philly burbs and the brothers in Philly could enjoy their train rides on someone else's quarter.
Rural roads get more subsidies in Pennsylvania than public transit does.
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Old 05-27-2015, 05:11 PM
 
Location: Montco PA
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Rural roads get more subsidies in Pennsylvania than public transit does.
Rural roads funded by "rich commuters in the Philly burbs" FYI, where in any given minute of any given day there are 5-15 cars buying gas at every given Wawa in every given township in every given county of the 5-county region. There is not nearly as much gas tax being generated at the smaller, much less prevalent gas stations located every 10-20 miles in poor, less educated rural PA, so (unscientificly, anyway) it stands to reason we would get a larger share of the gas tax proceeds pie, but that's just me.
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Old 05-27-2015, 06:58 PM
 
Location: Villanova Pa.
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202 is single lane in some sections and traffic is a nightmare during rush hours and when he finally gets to I-95, he'll really be in the soup. I might suggest a commuter rail commute to both Malvern and Newark. SEPTA R2 goes to the end of the line in Newark and R5 passes through Malvern. Darby, Prospect Park or Glenolden would be good choices for rail commuting. But the OP should really think about staying in the Boston burbs. The Philly burbs will be a letdown.
202 Malvern to I-95 is 2-3 lanes. Any spot that is 1 lane has no bearing in this discussion.

Living on Commuter Lines works if your commute is East and West. Malvern-Newark is a N-S commute and its a terrible recommendation to suggest they live on a rail line, especially Darby of all places.
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:35 AM
 
Location: New York City
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BPP please to excuse my inexactitude. I meant to say that 202 is a single lane in each direction in sections. I don't dislike SEPTA; in fact, I am a train chaser and enthusiast. What I don't like is the way that SEPTA is subsidized. The PA state legislative duopoly ganged up to put the bite on folks in the PA back woods in the form of a confiscatory gasoline tax so that the rich commuters in the Philly burbs and the brothers in Philly could enjoy their train rides on someone else's quarter.
Doesn't the 5 county Philadelphia region account for 60% of the states GDP, over 1/3 of the states population, 40% of the states tax revenue, over 1/3 of the states job, and outside of Philadelphia County, by far the 4 wealthiest counties in the state. Not to mention 90% of the states population growth between 2000-2015 has been in the Philadelphia region.

If anything we should be fed up with the rest of the state, not the other way around.
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:52 AM
 
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202 is single lane in some sections and traffic is a nightmare during rush hours and when he finally gets to I-95, he'll really be in the soup. I might suggest a commuter rail commute to both Malvern and Newark. SEPTA R2 goes to the end of the line in Newark and R5 passes through Malvern. Darby, Prospect Park or Glenolden would be good choices for rail commuting. But the OP should really think about staying in the Boston burbs. The Philly burbs will be a letdown.
Sounds like their move is set so what's the point of your last bit of remarks?

Besides the Philly 'burbs are quite varied.
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Old 05-28-2015, 06:57 AM
 
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BPP please to excuse my inexactitude. I meant to say that 202 is a single lane in each direction in sections. I don't dislike SEPTA; in fact, I am a train chaser and enthusiast. What I don't like is the way that SEPTA is subsidized. The PA state legislative duopoly ganged up to put the bite on folks in the PA back woods in the form of a confiscatory gasoline tax so that the rich commuters in the Philly burbs and the brothers in Philly could enjoy their train rides on someone else's quarter.
Oh please. It works both ways. Drivers in the Philly area don't pay the same gas tax?
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Old 05-28-2015, 07:00 AM
 
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Doesn't the 5 county Philadelphia region account for 60% of the states GDP, over 1/3 of the states population, 40% of the states tax revenue, over 1/3 of the states job, and outside of Philadelphia County, by far the 4 wealthiest counties in the state. Not to mention 90% of the states population growth between 2000-2015 has been in the Philadelphia region.

If anything we should be fed up with the rest of the state, not the other way around.
But then we'd have to deal with the bone-headed voters that live in the rest of the commonwealth. No Thank You! lol
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Old 05-29-2015, 08:33 AM
 
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Oh please. It works both ways. Drivers in the Philly area don't pay the same gas tax?
No. They buy their gasoline in Jersey where they can save 45¢ a gallon or in DE. And don't forget, there is another 8¢ gas tax increase coming soon.
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