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Originally Posted by TonyTone
What Congestion?
This is what Market St looks like between 8-9 from Sunday to Thursday, DEAD.
Also why wouldn't the Sixers either deploy their own cleaning crews or work with CCD to beef up the current operations? you guys are acting like you don't know how development works.
When a large development happens most of the time all groups in the area come together to work together pooling resources together to make the effort better.
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I fully support the arena at Market East. But let's not pretend traffic won't be impacted. For those who don't take the train, most of the traffic will emanate from 676 into Chinatown and Chinatown is already very congested (aside: I HATE using car traffic as a crutch in urban neighborhoods, which is a sign of healthy, economically vibrant streets. Crowded streets and sidewalks are a good thing!). In any case, Market Street won't absorb much car traffic on game days.
But again, that's something that can be resolved. What if every ticket came with a scannable train ticket code? SEPTA can adjust train schedules and work with the Sixers on some sort of revenue sharing. Or maybe the Sixers build a garage off Vine Street, offering ticket holders discounted parking (this as a means to keep cars from driving
through Chinatown). There's tons of creative ideas out there that can help mitigate Chinatown's concerns. They just need to get their heads out of their ass and start talking instead of just saying no.