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Old 05-05-2017, 05:56 AM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Not by much.

2015 Avg. Weekday MBTA Commuter Rail- 122,000
2015 Avg. Weekday SEPTA Regional Rail- 131,000

The difference in subway ridership is pretty significant.
One of the reasons for that difference, even though (once you add the PATCO Lindenwold Line to the tally) both cities have about the same amount of route-miles of heavy rapid transit (factor out the lines colored green in both cities, as they're light rail):

Boston's rapid transit network serves more of that region's activity centers than Philadelphia's does.

Boston also went through a phase where it was trying to graft a Second Subway Era system onto a First Subway Era one: the 1970s and 1980s saw a significant program of rapid transit extensions (and one line relocation) in that city that took the subway network well into the suburbs to the south, north and west of the city. Save for PATCO, Philadelphia did none of this: the only subway extension we got in this period was a short one that took one subway line down to where the stadiums were. On the other hand, we got a central city regional rail tunnel like no other in the United States.

(The "Second Subway Era" is the period that began in 1969, when the PATCO Lindenwold Line opened, and ended in 1993 with the opening of Los Angeles' first subway line; this period accounts for most of the rapid transit mileage in the country outside New York, and more US cities got "heavy rail" rapid transit during this era (six) than during the first one (four). Second Subway Era systems are hybrids: they extend far into the hinterlands of their cities and function as much like commuter rail - "remote vehicle storage" - as they do conventional rapid transit subways, which were not designed for patrons arriving by car.)

Keep in mind, also, that you could fit all of Suffolk County (cities of Boston, Chelsea and Revere and the town of Winthrop) and the cities of Cambridge and Somerville in Middlesex County into the City of Philadelphia with a few square miles to spare. Chelsea and Winthrop have no rapid transit service.
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:15 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Reprieve on the table for Society Hill Acme, as neighbors, developer wrangle


This makes me sad.
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Old 05-05-2017, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Center City
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Given the success the city has had in hosting major events in the last year or so, this seems like a pretty good program: Hoteliers hope to fill rooms by charging more.

Now, we need someone with enough pull to consolidate the city's two sometimes competing tourism organizations.
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Old 05-05-2017, 10:13 AM
 
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Met, Live Nation deal is official. Up to 3500 seat venue. Construction to begin in June and open by end of 2018.

North Broad's majestic Met to open as a Live Nation music venue in 2018

Even Philly.com commenters are overwhelmingly positive about this.
Every time I read about this project I think about what might have happened with the Boyd theater if this developer had gotten involved with it. Maybe the Boyd could have been saved.
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Old 05-05-2017, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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I think this is something that we can all be proud of

Largest US-Built Container Ship Marks Construction Milestone

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Officials from Philly Shipyard and the vessel's owner, Hawaii-based Matson, Inc., placed coins underneath it as part of a shipbuilding tradition supposed to bring good luck.
The vessel is the first of two being built by the shipyard to carry freight to and from Hawaii. It will be named for the late Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
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Old 05-09-2017, 07:47 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Health Report for the region. Looks like Chester County is the healthiest and Philadelphia the least. Not the takeaway, but I don't like New Castle County always gets left out.

How Healthy Are Philadelphians? | Be Well Philly


Love the growth of markets.

The Return of the Philly Neighborhood Grocer - Philadelphia Magazine
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Old 05-09-2017, 09:25 AM
 
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Health Report for the region. Looks like Chester County is the healthiest and Philadelphia the least. Not the takeaway, but I don't like New Castle County always gets left out.

How Healthy Are Philadelphians? | Be Well Philly

Not surprising given that Philadelphia County has such a high rate of poverty. Poor health and poverty are inextricably linked.
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Old 05-09-2017, 10:18 AM
 
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43-townhome development planned for Northern Liberties
https://philly.curbed.com/2017/5/9/1...rdc-properties
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Old 05-09-2017, 10:37 AM
 
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Can someone link an article( in philly.com I think) about The Yard(a NY based company) that has taken over the entire upper floors of the Steele Bldg at 11th and Ludlow? This is fabulous news for that immediate area.
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Old 05-09-2017, 10:41 AM
 
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Health Report for the region. Looks like Chester County is the healthiest and Philadelphia the least. Not the takeaway, but I don't like New Castle County always gets left out.

How Healthy Are Philadelphians? | Be Well Philly


Love the growth of markets.

The Return of the Philly Neighborhood Grocer - Philadelphia Magazine
I love news like this.

There's actually a very nice neighborhood produce/flower grocer on S. 62nd St near Market. 'Course most of you all wouldn't put a toe around there.
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