Recent comments in /f/philadelphia

gut46 OP t1_jegrmt6 wrote

Reply to comment by roxemsoxem in Doing construction work without a permit by gut46

I applied for one and it was Denied.”Your work description exceeds the work permitted under the EZ Masonry Façade permit. Please withdraw this permit and apply for the Residential Building permit and change the review type to Standard Review and submit plans for the work proposed. For more information or FAQs visit www.phila.gov/li or call 311 for assistance. “

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citythree t1_jegrg6f wrote

Reply to Ice cream truck by krizzqy

The music volume should go from 10 to 1 as soon as the truck is put in park. Automatically. so I don’t have to listen to it blasting why they are serving people in front of my house.

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double_oh_evan t1_jegqh2q wrote

Reply to comment by PatAss98 in Hot take: bus rapid transit on the boulevard would be better than a subway by avo_cado

I simply do not believe septa is capable of constructing that many miles of heavy rail infrastructure for a remotely reasonable cost

If MTA - an agency with proven, though questionably expensive, subway building in its recent history - chose light rail for the interborough express, I don’t see how septa chooses a subway for the blvd

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defmain t1_jegq7zb wrote

Reply to comment by RosaSB in Despite the King of Prussia Rail Line Jumping the Tracks, Schuylkill River Train Project Chugs On by RoughRhinos

There's also a train from Jim Thorpe to Pittston (near Scranton), at least for the spring and summer.

Edit: I actually looked into this a bit more. The train ride is more "something you do" more than something you take. It's $50 round trip and only runs once per day, and is designed to be taken from Pittston. You have to buy tickets two weeks in advance. Definitely more of a private touristy thing. And it takes over 2 hours. You can do it by car in 1.

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apathetic_panda t1_jegpcdg wrote

Reply to comment by DelcoWolv in two more SEPTA hot takes by DelcoWolv

I'm aware. But, there's already if there's already a shortage of bus drivers & train engineers - how does expanding a new line fix that? You're just asking for things when Septa barely delivers on what they already offer.

Also, the NHSL does stop in N. Philly iirc; it just doesn't have a reliable connection to the BSL.

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