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Originally Posted by iheartphilly
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Selling a dream. What employer(s) is going to make that a reality. It's hard enough to forecast how business will do 12 months in advance, let alone forecast changes to Philly in the next 25 years. Meds/eds is boring and stodgy. If we can inject a new industry/sector of mass scale to SY, then there's hope that these buildings will get built. 30th street station needs serious upgrading, so hopefully that will happen will public funds. 30th street station with REAL high speed rail to DC, NYC, Boston will be the catalyst and impetus for significant development to SY. I hope the stars line up in 5-7 and not 20-25 years. That's just a ridiculous forecast and kinda of a pipe dream.
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So 30th st is currently being renovated as part of the 30th St District plan.
I'm pretty sure, though, when he said "the next 20 years ahead," he's referring to the fact that hopefully, in 20-25 years SY will be a staple of the area, full of bustle, commerce, and city life. The plan is still to crank it out over the next decade, with the first building apparently breaking ground this year in 3003 JFK.