No, I'm not planning to donate $650,000 to some neighborhood group for
worthwhile causes.
But I've heard that UCD is going to spend this much money on a project
somehow connected with the subway portal at 40th & Baltimore.
I can't help but believe the community could use this large amount of money
for something more worthwhile. Certainly, if Penn and the VA think that an
enhanced portal would be valuable to them, they can pay for it. Or, if
SEPTA officials think such a project will increase use of the subway-surface
lines, they can pay for it.
Anybody have any ideas about a better use for $650,000?
* Improvements at the Lea, Wilson, and/or Powel schools?
* Street tree care -- pruning what we've got and planting new
saplings?
* Fixing the new corner curb ramps where big pools of water collect
whenever it rains?
* Scholarships for West Philly High grads to attend Community College
or enroll in a trade school?
* A fund to partially reimburse property owners to fix their uneven
and broken sidewalks?
* Less exorbitant fees for parking close to Penn so suburbanites
don't fill all the non-permitted spaces in front of our homes so residents and
their guests don't have to keep driving around looking for spaces for their
own cars?
* Other?
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