Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Transit Strike in Philadelphia

How does this build support for transit? I tend to have the same perspective on the issue as the Inquirer columnist John Grogan does in this piece, "Losers abound in SEPTA strike." Comments encouraged.

Yahoo! News Photo.jpgSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) workers respond to passing honking motorists as they picket in front of SEPTA's 60th St. facility in Upper Darby, Pa., Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. Thousands of city transit workers went on strike Monday, idling buses, trolleys and subways operated by SEPTA. Wages, work rules and the health care plan are the main issues in dispute. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Yahoo! News Photo.jpgMarket-Frankford line trains remain idle at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station in Upper Darby, Pa.. Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma).

Philadelphia Inquirer  10-31-2005  How to Get Around.jpgHow to Get Around Philly without transit. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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