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This is a city, not sure why people have an issue with residential buildings and transportation corridors being so close. Thats what happens in a densely packed city. My parents' rear yard backs up to a regional rail line that feeds Montco. Its part of life in the city.
To be fair, I think the objection/issue at this site is more about what is being transported on these trains and how many people a crude oil fireball would wipe out, not just that there are trains.
     
     
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To be fair, I think the objection/issue at this site is more about what is being transported on these trains and how many people a crude oil fireball would wipe out, not just that there are trains.
In large part, it's where there are trains. In a city, there has to be trains somewhere. But it's a shame Philly's city planning was so ass backward and we located rail and highway right next to what should have been a prime resource: our rivers. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed the Chicago river when I lived there (not to mention the Seine). It's very difficult and costly to address something like this. The minimal capping that's happening on 676 is pretty expensive and it's a drop in the bucket.
     
     
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To be fair, I think the objection/issue at this site is more about what is being transported on these trains and how many people a crude oil fireball would wipe out, not just that there are trains.
That was probably 75% of my complaint. The Bakken crude that travels to Philly refineries has been responsible for some really devastating explosions in recent years.

http://www.earthisland.org/journal/i...hly_flammable/

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One Riverside is mentioned in this article

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In large part, it's where there are trains. In a city, there has to be trains somewhere. But it's a shame Philly's city planning was so ass backward and we located rail and highway right next to what should have been a prime resource: our rivers. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed the Chicago river when I lived there (not to mention the Seine). It's very difficult and costly to address something like this. The minimal capping that's happening on 676 is pretty expensive and it's a drop in the bucket.
The rails have been there since the 19th Century, and following river banks was standard practice. Complaining about city planning back then seems exceedingly misplaced.
     
     
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The rails have been there since the 19th Century, and following river banks was standard practice. Complaining about city planning back then seems exceedingly misplaced.
Maybe so. And I suppose there were many practical reasons for it. But not all cities. Here or abroad. That's also not true with respect to our highways, many of which were put in place well into the 20th century. I-95 didn't cut the city off from the Delaware waterfront until 1979.
     
     
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Maybe so. And I suppose there were many practical reasons for it. But not all cities. Here or abroad. That's also not true with respect to our highways, many of which were put in place well into the 20th century. I-95 didn't cut the city off from the Delaware waterfront until 1979.
I suppose it depended on the terrain whether the riverside was a convenient place to put rails. In Philly it made lots of sense since the Schuylkill was a very filthy, industrial river below the Fairmount Dam at the time, and the Reading mainline was built to compete with the Schuylkill Navigation Co. Most Midwestern cities have rail lines hugging their rivers: the Scioto in Columbus, Mississippi in St. Louis, all three rivers in Pittsburgh, Missouri and Kaw in Kansas City, and so on. Rivers' scenic potential is only a relatively recent development.
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I suppose it depended on the terrain whether the riverside was a convenient place to put rails. In Philly it made lots of sense since the Schuylkill was a very filthy, industrial river below the Fairmount Dam at the time, and the Reading mainline was built to compete with the Schuylkill Navigation Co. Most Midwestern cities have rail lines hugging their rivers: the Scioto in Columbus, Mississippi in St. Louis, all three rivers in Pittsburgh, Missouri and Kaw in Kansas City, and so on. Rivers' scenic potential is only a relatively recent development.
Yes, true. I would just love to see something like Hudson Yards happen. Seems a possibility with Brandywine/Drexel/Amtrak. At least on some small scale. I think any substantial capping and riverfront development will take a long time. It's also extremely expensive.
     
     
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Yes, true. I would just love to see something like Hudson Yards happen. Seems a possibility with Brandywine/Drexel/Amtrak. At least on some small scale. I think any substantial capping and riverfront development will take a long time. It's also extremely expensive.
Isn't this already happening?

http://www.phillydistrict30.com/

http://hiddencityphila.org/2015/02/t...d-complicated/
     
     
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That's like pre-preliminary plans. Things'll heat up as Drexel builds on more of its land and more of the riverside parking lots go away.
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Wow. Great progress here. Thanks for the update.
     
     
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very interesting post about operating a tower crane.

http://www.phillymag.com/property/20...-one-riverside
     
     
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very interesting post about operating a tower crane.

http://www.phillymag.com/property/20...-one-riverside
I was just going to post that! Haha. Beat me to it

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Enjoyed the article - thanks.

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