Posted Feb 9, 2017, 3:01 PM
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Originally Posted by gttx
Ultimately the cynic in you may win out, but I can tell you that what you described is not what happened here. This was the latest in a long line of plans that have thus far been unrealized, but the impetus was to recognize what went wrong before and try to correct for that - in this case, by marshaling the key stakeholders to produce a joint planning effort, which has not happened before. Between Amtrak, SEPTA, Drexel, PennDOT, and Brandywine, every parcel around 30th Street Station and within the rail yards is accounted for, and they are the organizations who ultimately shaped the plan, even if SOM actually put pen to paper to draw it.
If it isn't already obvious, I am very close to this project. It wasn't some little thing just to subsidize more important work - this, in itself, is important, high-profile work. Sure, the final renderings are a bit pie-in-the-sky, but you ultimately need something to talk about and market beyond just a thick planning book (there are big technical appendices in addition to the public plan which document the facility, transportation operations, and economics). The renderings are a tiny fraction of the cost of a 2+ year effort by consulting firms.
Beyond that, I will just ignore the word "enrichment," because, well, ever been an architect?
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Since you are close to this plan I'm glad that you weighting in.
Can you comment on my post above, #121. Or better yet, in a sentence or two, say what your take is on the end result of this plan and how it will be used for anything going forward? As an example, meaning, out of the discussions and in the plan itself is talk about improving the connection between the station and SEPTA, and I hope that starts tomorrow. But lets face it, a multi party, many month long planning exercise wasn't needed to realize that improvement was needed. What do you think will or might come out of this plan that wouldn't have happened in the natural course of development?
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