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donttouchthirdrail t1_jeeojah wrote
Reply to comment by Pickletonium in Airbnb is alerting hosts about subpoenas from the City of Philadelphia by Meatfrom1stgrade
We need more housing! Ban airbnb. Residential and Commercial Vacancy taxes. Change zoning to be able to build 8 story buildings with no parking anywhere in the city. No size limits next to el, bsl, or regional rail with 20% of units at 60-120 AMI.
donttouchthirdrail t1_jeehdtc wrote
Reply to comment by Kodiak_85 in SEPTA Inks Contract to Make 3 Stations Fully Accessible – NBC10 Philadelphia by RoughRhinos
Unfunded mandate foisted upon us transit agencies with no money and terrible capital cost controls.
donttouchthirdrail t1_jeeh9u6 wrote
Reply to comment by vivagypsy in SEPTA Inks Contract to Make 3 Stations Fully Accessible – NBC10 Philadelphia by RoughRhinos
They’re required to only if major renovations are done
donttouchthirdrail t1_jeeej94 wrote
Ban them!
donttouchthirdrail t1_je75tov wrote
Reply to comment by QuidProJoe2020 in The Local Tax Burden on Philadelphia Households: Homeowners generally pay less by PhillyAccount
You could try doing a refundable tax credit for income below a certain amount, but a lot of low income earners don’t file taxes
donttouchthirdrail t1_je6xqkm wrote
Reply to comment by QuidProJoe2020 in The Local Tax Burden on Philadelphia Households: Homeowners generally pay less by PhillyAccount
You can’t do a progressive tax because the state courts have ruled it as a violation of the uniformity clause
donttouchthirdrail t1_jdazqey wrote
Reply to comment by Wuz314159 in SEPTA hopes new vertical gates will deter turnstile jumpers by APettyJ
If you think only 2800 people hopped the turnstile last year I have a bridge to sell you.
donttouchthirdrail t1_jb3cvf6 wrote
Reply to comment by caffeine314 in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10
Wow exactly the same age lol. Most of the stuff my mom would mention was doors opening in transit, lights going out, random stop and holds between stations and stuff like that. She said it was a hell of a lot less reliable.
She lived off the 123/BCK with my grandma and the DMQ with my grandad.
They did slow down the trains in the 90s after the union square crash in 91, and a lot of TOs go under the speed limit because a bunch of the two shot grade timers aren't calibrated well, but that was before I was born so I can't really comment on that.
donttouchthirdrail t1_jb0qpn4 wrote
Reply to comment by caffeine314 in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10
That is not at all what my mom described the trains like when she was growing up
donttouchthirdrail t1_j9qo916 wrote
Reply to comment by aguafiestas in FDNY wants to up the cost of ambulance rides by more than 50% by NYY657545
How is 1/9th of the city getting an ambulance ride. That’s an insane number
donttouchthirdrail t1_j9m9dx9 wrote
Reply to comment by BooflessCatCopter in Subway in 1980s nyc by lemonice1234
The subway fare was 90 cents in 85
donttouchthirdrail t1_j9h1knz wrote
Reply to comment by JBizznass in Haddonfield's affordable housing program: 1,000+ applications for 3 units by RoughRhinos
You do want a subway that takes you directly to philadelphia though - convenient!
donttouchthirdrail t1_j92b4j8 wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in 1,000 Legal Aid workers in New York City hold walkout in contract struggle by DrogDrill
I have family members who worked for legal aid briefly and they had a pretty dim view of both the organization and the work they did
donttouchthirdrail t1_j8p3tqz wrote
Reply to comment by NapTimeFapTime in Do you want a Roosevelt Blvd Subway? Tell the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission ASAP! by markskull
The suburbs do not fund septa, what are you talking about?
donttouchthirdrail t1_j7zs815 wrote
Reply to comment by motherthrowee in Manhattan rents hit an all-time high in January by WarrenBuffetsDriver
The article explicitly says that wastewater usage has gone up, then hand waves it away. Also does not mention household formation.
All I want to do is live in the city I grew up in but you fucking people are trying as hard as you can to make that impossible.
donttouchthirdrail t1_j7xir1n wrote
Reply to comment by Buddynorris in NYC will have $4.9B budget surplus for 2023, watchdog says by mowotlarx
It’s incredible how much people will mouth off about things they don’t know anything about and don’t make sense after 3 seconds of examination
donttouchthirdrail t1_j7mpd1m wrote
Reply to comment by TheGazzelle in MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
Which are also free market firms?
donttouchthirdrail t1_j7kffa3 wrote
Reply to comment by lunaoreomiel in MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
This is the free market. Do you think these contractors are run by the government?
donttouchthirdrail t1_j7glsh1 wrote
Reply to comment by RedOrca-15483 in MTA unveils new sleek, high-tech subway cars — here’s what lines are getting them by nemoid
There’s plenty of things to criticize about the MTA, but “not refreshing their entire fleet every decade” is not one of them
donttouchthirdrail t1_j76xz6f wrote
Reply to comment by adam10009 in ARTnews review: Anish Kapoor’s Manhattan Mini-Bean Is an Eyesore That No One Asked For by HeyNiceSweater
Sounds like a snotty coffee shop for annoying people. The People love The Bean
donttouchthirdrail t1_j76x2q0 wrote
Reply to comment by ThreeLittlePuigs in NYCHA has 6,000 vacant units as it struggles to quickly make repairs by drpvn
Mostly just why it’s taking so long to fix anything.
donttouchthirdrail t1_j75kcos wrote
Reply to ARTnews review: Anish Kapoor’s Manhattan Mini-Bean Is an Eyesore That No One Asked For by HeyNiceSweater
2nd bean baby everybody loves the bean
donttouchthirdrail t1_j74g2s0 wrote
Anyone got some inside baseball about NYCHA? Seems like the staffing issues have become massive problem.
donttouchthirdrail t1_j6j4bem wrote
Reply to comment by ModeratingInfluence in Philadelphia spends money on anti-violence efforts. It must invest in making sure they work. | Editorial by User_Name13
We need a massive, massive expansion of the state. These grants have lead to the decline of the government’s ability to provide social services, while being forced to shell more and more non-functional non-profits to provide a shadow of what they should be doing.
donttouchthirdrail t1_jeg3ozp wrote
Reply to comment by Trafficsigntruther in SEPTA Inks Contract to Make 3 Stations Fully Accessible – NBC10 Philadelphia by RoughRhinos
It's important, but like it or not it stuck major agencies with billions in upgrades with no funding mechanism.