Philadelphia 2035 (Reading, Franklin: for sale, insurance, refinancing)

[rotodome]

The PCPC has created/adopted other masterplans over the years that either never saw the light of day, or were ignored and/or corrupted beyond recognition. I hope it's different this time.

[kidphilly]

http://www.phila.gov/pra/PDFs/Call_For_Artists.pdf

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by rotodome

The PCPC has created/adopted other masterplans over the years that either never saw the light of day, or were ignored and/or corrupted beyond recognition. I hope it's different this time.

me too, time will tell

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

http://www.phila.gov/pra/PDFs/Call_For_Artists.pdf

Woww... this is a lot nicer then I thought it would be. So happy this eye sore is finally being filled.

[drive carephilly]

Originally Posted by FamousBlueRaincoat

The explanation for this is that the green line trolleys were supposed to continue past 13th street on market. Trolleys would provide local service along Market Street, the MFL would provide express service.

Which is why, on Market West, the trolleys stop at 15th, 19th, 22nd, and 30th, and the Market Frankford Line only stops at 15th and 30th.

My understanding is that the same thing was supposed to happen on Market East. But it didn't. The trolleys loop around at 13th Street - and the Market Frankford line stops at all the stops.

The El was built in response to the intense trolley traffic on Market St. It was an attempt to alleviate the traffic. The trolleys still ran, just under the el, and the PTC was able to run fewer of them because many passengers bypassed the whole deal on the new el.

The existing stations on the el are where the north/south trolleys crossed market St.

The El stations are also more sparse west of City Hall because that area had (and still has) more intensive trolley service. If you look at the rest of the subway system the typical spacing between stations is 4-6 blocks.

[couldntthinkofaclevername]

Originally Posted by rotodome

The last "renovation" that was done to LOVE park was cheap and AWFUL, and was mainly just a misguided scheme to get skateboarders out of the park (of course, after welcoming the X-Games to the city, which chose Philly largely because of LOVE's worldwide fame a skate spot - a fame it gained long before appearing in the video game mentioned in the article...which featured the park because it was already legendary).
IMO it would be nice if the plaza was just restored to its original state and actually maintained this time, and Ed Bacon was allowed to rest with dignity. Athough spending yet more money to do that now is a bit like rubbing salt into a wound.

I completely agree. I also don't personally like the whole Sister Cities Park renovation.

Originally Posted by rotodome

The PCPC has created/adopted other masterplans over the years that either never saw the light of day, or were ignored and/or corrupted beyond recognition. I hope it's different this time.

I just don't like the fact that people who most likely are not from the city (or any city for that matter) are the ones doing the master plans. The Westpark planner in particular annoys me. None of his ideas suit the community and are all built on his own incorrect viewpoints of what a city and what those neighborhoods should be. He wants to rezone parts of a commercial district to residential just because they have vacancies, to name just one of his ridiculous ideas.

[sheila.e]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Philly > 2012 Booming , Urban Renewal Begins > 2030 New Yorkers pack up and move to Philly , Philly reaches for the sky with huge skyscrapers

Philadelphia is slowly but surely going to change and it is going truly be a Philadelphia of the 21st century. I know a lot of New Yorkers and lot of them have told me that it is too expensive living there and that the city feels like a box and everything is too cramped.

[soug]

Has anyone made it over to Xfinity Live yet? From the pics on philly.com it looks pretty nice.

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by soug

Has anyone made it over to Xfinity Live yet? From the pics on philly.com it looks pretty nice.

Was there Thursday night briefly before the Springsteen concert.

Was ok; definately adds some amenities/bars/restaurants to the area but wasnt blown away on any level quite honestly; was pretty crowded but think the Flyers and newness attracted many folks

Even saw Ed Snider in a glassed in room above the main floor checking on the activities in what looked like a private area for events etc.

It is kind of dark and vast inside though filled with many bars; on the whole I think I still McFaddens better; especially for a beer before or after a Phils game but will give it another try I suppose when the weather is better.

On the whole much preferred Springsteen

[Marius Pontmercy]

It's at least a step towards keeping people coming in for the games in the city and spending some money here. We wouldn't have this problem if the stadiums were somewhere convenient to Center City though, but that's another argument...