Re: [UC] Parking Spaces @ 43rd Baltimore

[William H. Magill]

On Aug 11, 2011, at 7:09 PM, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote:

 Brian Siano wrote:
 
 Pretty much the definition of silly.
 
 
 here's what sounds silly: the premise and the experiment.
 
 the premise that west philly is so teeming with people that we need parklets 
 to provide the public with extra tables and chairs in the street so that they 
 can enjoy the sun and shade -- AND that west philly is so teeming with people 
 that we could do with less parking spots for their cars (or cars that were 
 once so important to provide thru philly car share).
 
 the experiment that captures parking spaces and converts them into public 
 places for sitting at tables and chairs -- right next to a big public park.

One thing which I found fascinating …. Unless as part of PhillyCarShare's 
continuing collapse had already removed them…  

The parking space(s) removed were a turning lane and a PhillyCarShare Pod.

This whole parklet thing is yet another  imported California Idea.

What the importers fail to realize is that California streets are typically 6 
to 8 WIDE lanes wide, while Philadelaphia streets, are, like 43rd or Baltimore, 
only 4 NARROW lanes wide
(two traffic lanes and two parking lanes.) Similarly, California does not have 
a parking problem as exists here in Philadelphia -- it has a too many cars 
on the road problem.

Of course, the MOST interesting thing is … who bears the liability (i.e. pays 
the medical bills of) the folks sitting in the parklet when a car slams into 
it.  The whole construction is portable meaning that it is flimsy, and while 
the first season of installation is likely to be sound, once it is 
disassembled in October, and re-assembled next spring, it is likely to be 
missing parts and not quite correctly assembled.

One finds it difficult to believe that anyone in West Philadelphia could 
possibly find it responsible thinking to intentionally remove parking 
places…. even WITHOUT the suburban student parking issue!


William H. Magill
Block Captain
4400 Chestnut Street



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Re: [UC] Parking Spaces @ 43rd Baltimore

[Ben Rhoades]

At 06:32 PM 8/5/2011, you wrote:
I was riding past the Green Line this afternoon and saw the parking 
spaces on the 43rd Street side blocked off with sawhorses and the 
cars replaced with tables and chairs.

What's up with that?


Philadelphia's First Parklet

http://www.universitycity.org/news/item/transforming-parking-spots-to-parklets-philadelphia-joins-an-urban-trend

http://www.philadelphiaspeaks.com/forum/west-philadelphia-university-city/24440-phillys-first-parklet-43rd-baltimore.html 



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Re: [UC] Parking Spaces @ 43rd Baltimore

[Elliot M. Stern]

Transforming parking spots to parklets: Philadelphia joins an urban trend 

http://m.philly.com/phillycom/pm_21405/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=ygN4L2aB


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On Aug 5, 2011, at 18:32, Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com wrote:

 I was riding past the Green Line this afternoon and saw the parking spaces on 
 the 43rd Street side blocked off with sawhorses and the cars replaced with 
 tables and chairs. 
 What's up with that?

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