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After the demolition of the school building the lot was left bare and unfenced. Neighbors now use it for parking, and with the rain and snow it has turned into a muddy, messy eyesore.
After the demolition of the school building the lot was left bare and unfenced. Neighbors now use it for parking, and with the rain and snow it has turned into a muddy, messy eyesore.
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已确认 Baba Bob Shipman (注册用户)
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Thank you for submitting this request. Your reference number is CSS13972
Submitted information:
Address: 1800 S 16TH ST
Council District: 2
Problem type: Other Request
Date: 1/22/2011 12:05:52 AM
Comments: Vacant lot has turned into muddy parking lot
Steve (客人)
First Citizen (注册用户)
No, I would rather see it fenced and landscaped like the city requires of every other vacant lot instead of seeing it turned into an illegal, chaotic parking pad. Parking is no easier in Center City but you don't see people pulling up onto Rittenhouse Square to avoid walking a few extra blocks. There's free parking all over the neighborhood, and yes, you may have to walk a few blocks from your car to your house.
There had been a sign on this lot prohibiting parking which I'm sure some vigilante decided to remove so they could park for free, yet the tow truck company will still be happy to show up with a call from a concerned neighbor.
I personally would like to avoid confrontation with the neighbors and pressure the deadbeat owner to either maintain his property or sell it to someone who will develop it and further improve the neighborhood.
James Yoakum (注册用户)
First Citizen (注册用户)
See James that's a perfectly reasonable comment unlike that from Steve who decided to comment on all of my posts and threaten me.
The issue remains that it is private property which requires you to break the law in order to park there (driving over the sidwalk, trespassing). It's also just a back-filled dirt lot likely containing environmental hazards from the demolished building and certainly wasn't compacted enough to be able to support dozens of cars.
If you want parking, there's a responsible path to take by organizing your community and lobbying your councilperson (Anna Verna) to take the property from the delinquent owner to convert it to parking. You're unlikely to meet success with that route because this parcel is part of the Point Breeze Redevelopment Area Plan which intended to renovate the Drexel School and convert it to senior housing. In the wake of its demolition the City surely would not intend for it to be replaced with parking.
I agree, there are plenty of vacant homes to be rehabbed in the area. The development of new townhomes would only improve property values and draw more people to develop the surrounding vacant properties.
Brian (客人)
First Citizen (注册用户)