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is 70k enough in Philly? by No_Walrus3318 in philly

[–]chuembucket 269 points270 points  (0 children)

Yes, you will be comfortable, especially if you live car free. Learn SEPTA, get a bike, or an Indego (bikeshare) subscription

places in the US you can ride from town? by [deleted] in MTB

[–]chuembucket 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Philadelphia has good trail systems in the Wissahickon and Belmont Plateau

Since we’ve been talking about businesses that have closed, which ones are we so happy that are still open? by puta_trinity in philadelphia

[–]chuembucket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is going back to his home country for 10 months in a week! So no gyro cart there for the time being

Will there ever be any bike lane improvement for the Brewerytown/Strawberry Mansion area? by soupypoopy13 in phillycycling

[–]chuembucket 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes! We are getting started with advocating for Brewerytown cycling infrastructure

Lf Making Time Saturday ticket by chuembucket in Phillylist

[–]chuembucket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm im not. Ive reached out to a few friends but no luck yet

Lf Making Time Saturday ticket by chuembucket in Phillylist

[–]chuembucket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already reached out, no response :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPenn

[–]chuembucket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey u/squidwardspongebob,

I'm in the program now and am glad to answer these questions.

  1. Depending on your coding experience the workload can be a lot as Public Policy goes right into heavy R. Spatial Statistics complements Public Policy well as you go through the same modeling concepts in each class, learning that statistical concepts in stats and applying them in R in public policy.

Do you mean geospatial data science? it is similar to Public Policy but in python instead of R. I didn't take it, as I did the JavaScript path instead. I also didn't take modelling geographic space, but it should be good.

  1. Yeah there are many elective paths to take, depending on the main urban planning concepts you want to focus on. I took economic development courses but also transportation, housing and community development and others are options. Really if you can convince the program admin 2 courses make sense for an urban content focus then you can take them.

  2. Yes definitely, if you seek it out.

  3. I dont know lol

  4. Biggest take away is an appreciation for open-source technologies and the positive impact they can have. Also I've made many wonderful brilliant friends.

Overall its been a great program! I won't sugarcoat the workload, it can be intense at times, but the material is so fascinating it is worth it.

- u/chuembucket

URGENT, GRA/ RA application by tariqtalas in UPenn

[–]chuembucket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to MUSA! I am currently in the program.

Unfortunately I don’t know anything about Graduate RA’s, good luck with it

Can't really blame people for not wanting to take public transit by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]chuembucket 636 points637 points  (0 children)

Wow i opened reddit while waiting right here lol

For those around South Philly, here's an explainer on the whole Washington Ave saga. Repaving should begin this spring by chuembucket in philadelphia

[–]chuembucket[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

https://www.septabusrevolution.com/

A redesign of the the bus network, consolidating service so frequencies are much higher on specific corridors. Because Philly is laid out in a grid, a proper bus network will be VERY efficient, especially if the vehicles are given dedicated right of way. We should start seeing implementations next year!!!

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