Philadelphia 2035 (Pittsburgh, Chester, New Castle: exemption, toddlers, homestead)

[MB1562]

Originally Posted by thedirtypirate

State of the city 2019- Pew Trusts



Always an interesting read.

"In 2017, for the first time on record, The Census Bureau reported that more residential units in Philadelphia were occupied by renters then homeowners."

Interesting.

[MB1562]

Also interesting, and kind of sad that we have a relatively low level of public transit usage.

[MB1562]

Here's another very interesting read by the Pew about the state of Philadelphia.

10 Trends That Have Changed Philadelphia In 10 Years
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/researc...ia-in-10-years

[Pennsport]

Originally Posted by MB1562

Also interesting, and kind of sad that we have a relatively low level of public transit usage.

Well this isn't surprising at all. We simply don't have the amount of jobs in our city that other major cities have, forcing many Philadelphians to drive to the suburbs. I've lived in Philly for 20 years and I only worked in the city for one year at the very beginning of my career. Hopefully the city job market will improve and this trend will start to turn.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

LOVE this project. I really hope it goes through as planned. I posted in a FB group that I can't wait for the day when its a seamless stretch of buildings and activity from Temple all the way to Washington Ave.

Eric B has a great track record so far. Cross fingers and toes.

[cpomp]

Some big development news today!

1. The nasty Wendys at 11th and Walnut is finally going away!
https://www.philly.com/real-estate/c...7FXfOOdSXHrk0A

2. And per Sandy, the Laurel will finally break ground next week! (I hope).
https://www.phillymag.com/property/2...0ecuf8ZL8TOkHQ

[timeEd32]

Originally Posted by Pennsport

Well this isn't surprising at all. We simply don't have the amount of jobs in our city that other major cities have, forcing many Philadelphians to drive to the suburbs. I've lived in Philly for 20 years and I only worked in the city for one year at the very beginning of my career. Hopefully the city job market will improve and this trend will start to turn.

Important to note that this is a national trend due to ride sharing, increased car ownership and other factors.

[Duderino]

Originally Posted by Pennsport

Well this isn't surprising at all. We simply don't have the amount of jobs in our city that other major cities have, forcing many Philadelphians to drive to the suburbs. I've lived in Philly for 20 years and I only worked in the city for one year at the very beginning of my career. Hopefully the city job market will improve and this trend will start to turn.

Yep, the need for many Philadelphians to reverse commute, which SEPTA was really never designed for, is a huge factor.

It's also important to keep in mind though, that cities such as Boston and DC are much smaller than Philadelphia by land area, so they're going to more comprised of urban core-type neighborhoods overall than Philly (for example there's no equivalent of fairly auto-oriented Northeast Philly in Boston or DC proper).

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

Some big development news today!

1. The nasty Wendys at 11th and Walnut is finally going away!
https://www.philly.com/real-estate/c...7FXfOOdSXHrk0A

2. And per Sandy, the Laurel will finally break ground next week! (I hope).
https://www.phillymag.com/property/2...0ecuf8ZL8TOkHQ

Fun fact. That Wendy's has been there since the 80s. And back then, tons of homeless would "camp" out in front of Jeff across 11th St. Anyone remember when they "lived" right next to the kid prison which was where the Barnes is today? They were a fixture there for so long that portions of the exterior wall, fronting the Parkway, were stained from their presence.

[Redddog]

Nasty.