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Old Posted May 21, 2021, 6:42 PM
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Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC View Post
I didn't realize this is adjacent to the huge project planned between Fairmount and Green Street. Between these 2 projects, that is ~800 new residential units in the next 2-3 years. Transformative for that area.

My one wish is that the buildings use more brick and less metal. But I will still take it over the current setup.
I think that, between all of these new developments, the importance of the thoroughfare, and the general lack of transit in Philadelphia in general, that there is an argument for a Spring Garden subway. Or, at the very least, a light rail line.
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