When Philly puts Pennsylvania on the map again... (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh: fit in, unemployment rate)

[pman]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

If you think people hate Philadelphia, ask people in downstate Illinois how they feel about Chicago, or how people in south Georgia feel about Atlanta.

people in upstate ny also seem to have choice words for NYC. I also think it's hard to argue that Philly has been sending politicians to Harrisburg that were a positive force for change.

[JimboPGH]

Originally Posted by pman

people in upstate ny also seem to have choice words for NYC. I also think it's hard to argue that Philly has been sending politicians to Harrisburg that were a positive force for change.

I think one of the biggest problem in state politics is that Pittsburgh and Philadelphia politicians have tended to be even more corrupt and provincial than the average state politician, which is certainly saying something. Hopefully mayors Nutter and Peduto are both signs of a new wave of respectable civil servants from both urban centers.

In the more conservative areas of the state, there's a lot of narrow mindedness when it comes to understanding how something like public transportation funding benefits the whole state through making the cities more attractive and prosperous, which increases the tax revenue for the whole state and helps fund rural schools, roads, etc...

People in urban and rural areas of the same state both need to understand how the other's economic issues affect the whole state, and strive to evolve past the divisive "geographical xenophobia," if you will.

[trackstar13]

What an odd thread and ridiculous notion and that's all I have to say about that.

[mancat100]

Originally Posted by Shizzles

The simpleist fix would simply to have Philadelphia county join NJ.

No.

[mancat100]

Originally Posted by 2e1m5a

I often say that NYC and Philly should join New Jersey to make it the #1 state in the country haha.

No.

[pman]

Originally Posted by JimboPGH

I think one of the biggest problem in state politics is that Pittsburgh and Philadelphia politicians have tended to be even more corrupt and provincial than the average state politician, which is certainly saying something. Hopefully mayors Nutter and Peduto are both signs of a new wave of respectable civil servants from both urban centers.

In the more conservative areas of the state, there's a lot of narrow mindedness when it comes to understanding how something like public transportation funding benefits the whole state through making the cities more attractive and prosperous, which increases the tax revenue for the whole state and helps fund rural schools, roads, etc...

People in urban and rural areas of the same state both need to understand how the other's economic issues affect the whole state, and strive to evolve past the divisive "geographical xenophobia," if you will.

I like the way Virginia has gone about transportation, at least in some ways. specifically, they are talking about restoring passenger service to places that lost it long ago. they've done lynchburg and norfolk, working on roanoke, and talking about bristol. they are probably moving a bit too slow on the frequency side though. norfolk has but one trip per day at 5 am, but at least there's a recognition that these places are now poorly connected by air and have lost rail service. PA has many of the same types of places, williamsport/sunbury, reading, the lehigh valley, etc that could use rail service again and Pittsburgh could use more than one a day and a faster train at that. yet the state simply has no plan to use "transit" or rial dollars to achieve those ends making the situation more geographical than it, perhaps, needs to be. yes, you're right, the cities have sent garbage to harrisburg. that needs to change (leanna washington anyone?) as well.
the whole philly nj is perhaps the silliest idea out there. PHilly IS Pennsylvania. perhaps one could argue for the original PA which would include delaware and the three original counties which are chester, bucks, and philadelphia...chester included lancaster, berks, and delaware counties while philadelphia included montgomery county. If you think about it, everything south through DE and west through the susquehanna. Of course, the reality isn't that geography is the problem, it's the culture in Harrisburg and the way PA politics works. thinks like campaign reform simply made it harder to reform the legislature by making it more difficult to run

[mancat100]

Originally Posted by pman

the whole philly nj is perhaps the silliest idea out there. Philly is pennsylvania.

exactly.

[soug]

Bleh I honestly don't think of Philly as being PA at all. When I think of PA I think of Pennsyltucky and Pittsburgh. Philly is its own thing.

[Craziaskowboi]

Originally Posted by soug

Bleh I honestly don't think of Philly as being PA at all. When I think of PA I think of Pennsyltucky and Pittsburgh. Philly is its own thing.

Idiocy.

[gwillyfromphilly]

Originally Posted by soug

Bleh I honestly don't think of Philly as being PA at all. When I think of PA I think of Pennsyltucky and Pittsburgh. Philly is its own thing.

I really do hate that term. I feel like it's an insult to anyone who has ever lived in the state.