[iheartphilly]

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Please read the WHYY article again all. It's a re-configure of the site with the project. I never said to keep the surface lot in favor of the development. And, from the article, there's no net gain in parking but to fit it into the plan with the existing count. I also said let's see what the revised plans look like, if/when they become available. Again, I think this is a unique regional destination-no other Chinatown in Philly besides this one and mass transit isn't always going to work for everyone-the net gain is that we get folks from all around to support the local economy. And, I'm not advocating this for all of Center City-that would be just flat out silly. My connection to this issue is not different than my connection to downtown Philly, but with a critical eye on these issues. It's to easy to just paint with a broad brush on parking without the necessary critical thinking of the issues at play.