Comments on: Could Philly Be Sitting On A Glorious High-Line-Esque Future?

By: evan513

evan513 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:13:56 +0000

What a perfect use for federal stimulus money. Put unemployed people to work improving infrastructure in a way that further improves neighboring real estate and the city’s redevelopment and future tax base.

By: Tvox

Tvox — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:10:53 +0000

An amazing opportunity for the city. I have heard, though, that the Chinatown powers that be would like to see housing built on top of the viaduct and that they think they city owes them big time since the city and state keep taking chunks of the area to expand the convention center. Complex issue, indeed.

By: pitsheltie

pitsheltie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:59:30 +0000

@lutton: I’ve been saying the same thing about the Lehigh Ave. corridor, too. I’d love to see it happen.

By: Greg Heller

Greg Heller — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:55:03 +0000

The reuse of the Reading Viaduct was a component of the Chinatown Neighborhood Plan, completed in 2004. See my recent blog post where I explain some of the background on this complex issue.

By: bmurray

bmurray — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:17:09 +0000

Do it now- just flag ‘im. Obvious troll.

Oh, and RVP? Great idea.

By: ghostrocket

ghostrocket — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:53:47 +0000

i prefer “western liberties” :-P

By: tips

tips — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:53:35 +0000

@ Zombie Larry: Yes, I do realize the size of the boner I’m about to give you, but here goes: You’re on notice. “NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK PISS-ANT”? REALLY? I understand that comments can get acrimonious, but have a little fucking dignity in the way you disagree, will you? One more outburst like this and you’re banned. If you saw all the obvious first-round trolls I don’t let in here, you’d know just how replaceable you are around here. Have some fucking respect.

By: Zombie Larry

Zombie Larry — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:41:08 +0000

expat attack Says:
August 5th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I went the the High Line last weekend and I have to say, it’s fucking gorgeous. I desperately wish Philly could pull something off of the same caliber.

NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK PISS-ANT

By: Ajane_and_Syd

Ajane_and_Syd — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:12:27 +0000

@bhiladelphia

Good point. When you list them all out like that it seems like there is a lot cool stuff there already. Wouldn’t it be great if we could have more?

What I meant by “I dont want to see it gentrified with condos” was I don’t want myopic developers knocking down historic facorties to put up some new ugly building out of shitty materials. I am passing no judgment about what is already there.

By: crotchbat

crotchbat — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:53:41 +0000

So now you liberals want my sales tax to go up TWO pennies?