PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread II

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by Redddog

+1. This is such an obvious necessity it almost doesn't need to be said.

+2.

Just googled them. They also look great.

[PurpleWhiteOut]

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[thoughtcriminal]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

It's an easy cheap solution to slow people down, the more we add the more people get used to them, also they keep everyone safe, the speeding issues in the city are a problem because the city is so dense.

there's a bit of a paradox there: with a city as dense as Philly, you would think the traffic would be so bad that it wouldn't allow for people to speed, at least not enough to warrant speed humps. Some people are even advocating for density tolling, to discourage people from driving into Center City.
areas adjacent to Center City, like North Broad around Temple Hospital, might benefit from speed humps though. Lot of knuckleheads driving like maniacs through there.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal

there's a bit of a paradox there: with a city as dense as Philly, you would think the traffic would be so bad that it wouldn't allow for people to speed, at least not enough to warrant speed humps. Some people are even advocating for density tolling, to discourage people from driving into Center City.
areas adjacent to Center City, like North Broad around Temple Hospital, might benefit from speed humps though. Lot of knuckleheads driving like maniacs through there.

The majority of the speeding occurs along straight wide stretches and dead areas, if Philly had double the Density we would see way less speeding because it wouldn't be possible, there's a lot of areas that don't have many pedestrians walking around & more cars so you have that result.

[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by PHL10

I'm hoping that you wrote "Philly" and the article didn't refer to the City/Area like that in the rankings.

Yeah, that was my contribution.

[mja]

Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal

there's a bit of a paradox there: with a city as dense as Philly, you would think the traffic would be so bad that it wouldn't allow for people to speed, at least not enough to warrant speed humps. Some people are even advocating for density tolling, to discourage people from driving into Center City.
areas adjacent to Center City, like North Broad around Temple Hospital, might benefit from speed humps though. Lot of knuckleheads driving like maniacs through there.

Aside from a few key spots during rush hour, Center City can be a shockingly easy place to drive around, and some people will always just suck when driving, so I don't mind the speed humps at all. They're simple and highly effective at calming traffic. There's no real downside to them.

[jaysb]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

The majority of the speeding occurs along straight wide stretches and dead areas, if Philly had double the Density we would see way less speeding because it wouldn't be possible, there's a lot of areas that don't have many pedestrians walking around & more cars so you have that result.

I live between Lombard and Pine, the difference between the two streets is night and day. We jokingly call it Lombard Raceway, I guess that extra lane gives the people the sense they are stunt doubles in Fast&Furious. It's insane.

[PHL10]

Originally Posted by jaysb

I live between Lombard and Pine, the difference between the two streets is night and day. We jokingly call it Lombard Raceway, I guess that extra lane gives the people the sense they are stunt doubles in Fast&Furious. It's insane.

The lights are also timed well on Lombard. As long as traffic isn't bad, you can basically make it from River to River with only catching a red light or two, especially at Broad.

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal

there's a bit of a paradox there: with a city as dense as Philly, you would think the traffic would be so bad that it wouldn't allow for people to speed, at least not enough to warrant speed humps. Some people are even advocating for density tolling, to discourage people from driving into Center City.
areas adjacent to Center City, like North Broad around Temple Hospital, might benefit from speed humps though. Lot of knuckleheads driving like maniacs through there.

That's how Manhattan is. The constant slow moving traffic is actually a safety benefit for pedestrians.

Walnut between 24th & 33rd Street is another unpleasant stretch for pedestrian safety. I remember during my Drexel days, cars would race on that stretch, and it was especially dangerous near the 76 ramps.

[PHLtoNYC]

The last 2 paragraphs are interesting.

Philadelphia developer builds 500-unit apartment portfolio near Olde Kensington
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...partments.html

Urban Intent so far owns three buildings totaling 302 apartment units with the next 198 coming in the next two buildings.

Urban Intent developed The Luxe, a 179-unit building at 1705 N. American St. that began welcoming residents a year ago. Since the building was built in two phases, the grand opening was held earlier this month and the apartments are 70% leased with an art gallery set to take 4,280 square feet of commercial space.

After choosing to keep its properties nearby, Scannapieco said Urban Intent sold a development site in University City to avoid overextending the firm. Maintaining the cluster makes it easier for leasing and management, Scannapieco said.

Urban Intent would be interested in developing further in the area, but Scannapieco said the city's American Street Overlay District makes it challenging. The overlay, implemented in 2023, requires 20% of housing units to be dedicated to tenants earning up to 60% of the area median income. As a result, projects likely wouldn't be financially viable, Scannapieco said.

While Scannapieco said he's continuing to look for opportunities, the overlay combined with high interest rates and increasing supply citywide makes it a challenging environment to plan future developments.

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

The majority of the speeding occurs along straight wide stretches and dead areas, if Philly had double the Density we would see way less speeding because it wouldn't be possible, there's a lot of areas that don't have many pedestrians walking around & more cars so you have that result.

Tell that to Delaware Ave and Ridge Ave. So dangerous.

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by Redddog

Tell that to Delaware Ave and Ridge Ave. So dangerous.

Delaware Avenue is really scary, especially up in Fishtown. I have no idea why there are not speed cameras. The city would make a killing.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by Redddog

Tell that to Delaware Ave and Ridge Ave. So dangerous.

You're talking about two strips that are straight aways and were deadzones for the past Decades.

Look at Walnut, Chestnut, even JFK and Market don't see crazy behavior like that because it's too dense and built up.

Even S Broad doesn't have the issues North Broad has due to this same thing.

And if you're going to bring up the Scat pack and Atv guys, don't bother they are an anomaly of a new trend that's blown up due to social media and societal norms with Generation Z.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

Delaware Avenue is really scary, especially up in Fishtown. I have no idea why there are not speed cameras. The city would make a killing.

They are planning to put speed cameras across the whole city, first road thats getting some is Broad St from the Navy Yard all the way to Cheltenham Ave

[reparcsyks]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

They are planning to put speed cameras across the whole city, first road thats getting some is Broad St from the Navy Yard all the way to Cheltenham Ave

Where did you read this??

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by reparcsyks

Where did you read this??

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/...t-philadelphia

This article mentions it, but when I read it originally it was in an Inky article with other stories, with more details and I can't find it right now.

The city is tackling the problems one by one, we are seeing change.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

Delaware Avenue is really scary, especially up in Fishtown. I have no idea why there are not speed cameras. The city would make a killing.

The state controls the process, thats why. It cannot be done without state authorization and the original legislation only authorized the blvd for a limited amount of time.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/...t-philadelphia

This article mentions it, but when I read it originally it was in an Inky article with other stories, with more details and I can't find it right now.

The city is tackling the problems one by one, we are seeing change.

The state passed something allowing expansion onto 3 or 4 major state roads in Philly, including Broad as you mentioned.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by TonyTone

The majority of the speeding occurs along straight wide stretches and dead areas, if Philly had double the Density we would see way less speeding because it wouldn't be possible, there's a lot of areas that don't have many pedestrians walking around & more cars so you have that result.

this is why a lot of it happens at night. If you drive on north broad during the day or any time near rush hour, its so congested that speeds are mostly kept in check. At night its a different story and a lot of the crashes and pedestrian hit and runs are at night.

[ok-ez]

Waterfront Sq 901 N. Penn St. - Civic Design Review(CDR) - Ron Patterson - Zoning pre-approved. A proposal for a subdivision and the construction of a 7 story building with 193 dwelling units, common roof decks, 75 parking stalls (2 ADA and 4 electric