A Philly Miracle
I experienced a full-on Philadelphia miracle last night. I was driving east on Market Street, trying to get to the Ritz Bourse to meet my friends for a movie (I don’t normally drive to the movies, but...
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Public Service Announcement
To the owner of the grey-silver Saab parked on Locust between 24th and 25th Streets…. Your lights are on. Have a lovely evening. Image credit: Saab USA.
View Article(Vice) Presidential Traffic Patterns
Our Vice President is speaking at the Bellevue Building (where the Park Hyatt and Zanzibar Blue are) today around noon. Movement around Broad, Walnut and the City Hall area will be restricted. So, you...
View ArticleOne patient driver in a sea of crazies
Courteous drivers are fairly rare in Philadelphia. I used to be one back when I lived in Portland, OR, but over the last five years, the driving norms of Philly have infiltrated my being and I now find...
View ArticleAn open letter to the city traffic light engineers
To Whom It May Concern: I’d like to bring to your attention the traffic light at the intersection of 21st and Race. When the eastbound light turns red, the southbound light does not turn green in...
View ArticleMarket Street Lights Out
The traffic lights were out on Market Street this morning between 30th and as far as my eyes could see west, maybe 34th or 36th. This made for a very interesting scramble for us pedestrians as there...
View ArticleParkway Emergency Drill, Fairmount, Art Museum, Alert
What if there was an emergency on or around the Parkway while an event was happening? Amost every weekend something is going on in and around the Parkway, Art Museum, or Drives. The city in an attempt...
View ArticleGreen means go, no light means… what again?
Philly drivers are crazy to begin with, but what happens when a traffic light ceases to be a traffic light? There’s been a signal at Broad and Jackson for who knows how long, but last Friday on my way...
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Expand The R2 Schedule, The Magic Voice, & Other SEPTA Musings
Oh, SEPTA. How I missed thee. Sure, people here may complain but – come on – could it get any better than riding a bus or a train or a subway and actually see OTHER people riding it, too? Was on my...
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