I don't see what the point of making 30th an arterial would be; there's what, three blocks of it west of the Schuylkill, and it all runs parallel to and a block west of I-76? And 48th seems fine as is, unless there's something I'm missing (i. e. was it different at the time this plan was hatched?).
>From what I remember hearing once (maybe on this list), the reason that 38th is so wide is to make up for the fact that 36th, 37th, and 39th are pedestrian-only between Walnut and Spruce; it was felt that there needed to be some way for the cars to travel north-south in that area, so 38th was widened, and at least once a week I almost get run over crossing it on foot. Isabel On 8/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I ran across this little nugget in writing up a post about the 52nd Street > Expressway (http://malcolmxpark.org/?p=313): > -------- > The West Philadelphia Expressway was also part of a West Philadelphia > improvement proposal developed jointly by the Philadelphia City Planning > Commission and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to the expressway > at > 52nd Street, the joint plan called for arterials at 30th Street, 38th Street > and > 48th Street, and for the closing of "non-vital" streets in overbuilt > residential > areas to allow for "greenways." > --------- > By my reckoning, that would have put Malcolm X Park right on the freeway. > Nice. > > Andrew > www.malcolmxpark.org > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
