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The background behind this is making 2nd Street 2 ways north of Forrester. It will displace cars, the city would like to use the industrial corridor of 7th street to transport cars North out of the city, outside of residential streets. I am definitely in favor of an Industrial drive bridge. I think it will help revitalize that end of the city. I think the connection to HACC will help create demand for housing in Uptown Plaza area. -> People bring need for services like small shops and restaurants.
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Ah okay thank you, I didn't even think of the 2nd St. tie in. I agree, that part of the city is popular at various times throughout the year and needs more ways to get in/out.
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Originally Posted by Young Gun
I would have loved to see a city tallest, but I'll take 19 stories replacing a Vartan lot.
I think the scaling back is going to be the norm until downtown residential raises rates another 10-20% There are still a few old office buildings to be had at a discount for residential conversion.
BUUUT, lets keep using up underutilized spaces, a boom may come, but nature of our local economy (the state is still one of the largest employers) will likely mean demand will only see steady incremental growth.
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Is it still 19 stories or 12 now?
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Originally Posted by Young Gun
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/0...ns-differ.html
It is interesting in the post Reed era how much the attitude to what makes a healthy vibrant city has changed. I agree that we don't need 12 lanes, but it is necessary to solve the 19th street bottleneck, 13th street should have never been consider for an interstate exit (its in the middle of a neighborhood that can't support the traffic)
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HBG is behind the times on this, studies have shown that more lanes don't do much. The infrastructure needs work for sure and I am not against expansion but public transit should the priority, it is woefully inadequate for a NE city. Also, HBG's highway network is pretty good when you look at the layout and it can take you wherever you need to go.
And check this out:
I-81 could grow to a 6-lane highway with years of work + $2.9 billion, PennDOT says
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/0...gn=pennlive_sf