Philadelphia is an interesting place. The history is fabulous as are the museums. Philadelphia is also a very walkable city. Here's what I would like to ask city planners in Sonoma County. Everybody is pushing for more condensed housing and public transportation thinking it's going to save the world. Here's the dirty little secret. More condensed housing near public transportation will not make anything more "affordable and environmentally friendly" for anybody. The only thing it will do is make Sonoma County more crowded and congested.
Philadelphia is ranked one of the most walkable cities in the United States. They have public transportation that is far superior to ours. They have row houses with no yards. How does this help with getting people out of their cars? It does not. People park their cars in the middle of the street because parking is so scarce. Here's a typical street.
On a lighter note we ended up in South Philadelphia yesterday to watch Sunday football near the stadium. Eagle fans are very passionate. It was fun to be part of their club for a couple hours.
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