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Originally Posted by summersm343
Plus, you'd rather SEPTA focus on something like this rather than focus transit needs in areas that are already built up, urban and walkable, or are building up, like: extending the BSL to the Navy Yard, a Cultural Branch from Broad Street along the Parkway to Fairmount Park
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Was thinking about the city branch tunnel recently - I've heard of ideas of extending PATCO to 30th St, the airport, and other destinations west of the Schuylkill, but has anybody ever suggested turning PATCO into the cultural branch instead? It would probably involve more tunneling, but you could squeeze in another station in Rittenhouse/Market West (possibly with trolley transfer), then have an Art Museum stop and then a stop or two running under 33rd by the park so it would be hitting some very high density areas.
Not sure how much demand there would be for it, but it would look great on a map. Integrate the fares/transfers better with SEPTA, and PATCO would suddenly become much more useful outside of its current status as a park and ride-focused line which essentially functions as a high speed commuter line for Jersey office workers.
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