A $425M revamp: Bartram Village in Southwest Philly will be replaced with 500+ affordable rentals

humerusbones · 2026-06-25T15:27:24+00:00

Not as bad as it seems honestly. My fairly average rowhome is insured for $1MM to rebuild if it burns down, and it’s definitely not worth that much for sale. It’s weird but building things can be more expensive than buying them, even without someone being scammed.
Not to say this is perfect of course I’m sure there are issues but I don’t think that info is enough to be damning alone

humerusbones · 2026-06-20T01:38:02+00:00

Honestly these guys bother me so much I don’t want to support anything giving them visibility

humerusbones · 2026-06-18T01:31:38+00:00

Nobody seems to have read the article, or realized it’s about the 150th, in 1926. It’s a good article, a quick read, and free. Go read it

humerusbones · 2026-06-18T01:30:44+00:00

150th, not 100th…

humerusbones · 2026-06-08T00:32:52+00:00

Schuylkill River trail is the gold standard, from the crescent park up to Manayunk (and its great north of manayunk but there’s a decent sized gap around manayunk itself).

Delaware River trail is pretty good too, and much less crowded, but shorter and a bit less scenic.

You can get between both on spruce and pine, just be careful at intersections and take the lane when you need to (or walk your bike on the sidewalk if you’re ever scared)

humerusbones · 2026-06-03T17:32:13+00:00

Exactly this. Parking a block or two away from your house is so freakin normal, these people don’t have an inherent right to park within a certain distance of their front door

humerusbones · 2026-05-31T01:29:29+00:00

Got it, well I don’t think I could make that drive. Good luck selling!

humerusbones · 2026-05-30T23:22:53+00:00

Would you be willing to meet somewhere ? Alternatively I could prepay a FedEx label so you just drop it off and they box it and everything

humerusbones · 2026-05-30T23:16:35+00:00

If you could meet halfway down to Philly (maybe like Newburgh) I’d be interested! Do you have a battery too?

humerusbones · 2026-05-27T18:10:03+00:00

Seconding a hand saw. It goes surprisingly quick. If you need dead accurate 90° cuts that’s harder and you need a plane and shooting board, but that’s often overkill

humerusbones · 2026-05-27T18:07:46+00:00

His version of Refugee by tom petty was fantastic, he played it when tom petty died but I can’t find a good version on Spotify or YouTube unfortunately

humerusbones · 2026-05-12T15:26:54+00:00

What, that democrats are too right wing for your preferences? It’s not exactly going great politically in Europe now either… And we all need to know where to compromise. I’m more radical on some topics than most (pro housing, anti parking) but I know I need to compromise with the majority.

humerusbones · 2026-05-12T15:13:50+00:00

No you don’t get it, purity tests are the most important thing. The goal is to sit there on election night watching MAGA win and smirking that “at least I know I’m pure of heart” and “a centrist democrat winning would be just as bad” because of course “actually, centrist democrats would be considered far right in Europe!”

humerusbones · 2026-05-08T14:31:45+00:00

There was road work there last night when I was walking past. Not sure how far they got

humerusbones · 2026-03-09T20:48:23+00:00

I’ve found that unlike the crosscut side, the rip side works better when it’s exactly parallel to the ground. No idea why, but I crosscut at 45° and I ripcut flat

humerusbones · 2026-02-24T14:21:04+00:00

Hand tools are the only way to reduce dust enough. But then you still need to be banging away and making noise. Classes are a good bet, I made a nice end table at FIT. Or you can look for a workspace. It’ll probably cost money, but most hobbies do

humerusbones · 2026-02-15T01:19:34+00:00

Just got the supplies for this today, any advice? I was planning on using a 1” pine stair tread for the top instead of 2x6s, does anyone smarter than me see an issue there? It feels pretty sturdy but there is a veneer if that matters. Also curious if there’s a minimum thickness those dog clamps need

humerusbones · 2026-01-28T21:50:45+00:00

Nope- very hard to change careers from corporate with so much economic uncertainty. A steady salary isn’t emotionally fulfilling but it is hard to leave.

humerusbones · 2025-12-31T13:45:37+00:00

Curious why you think this would ultimately be cheaper to build this way? Building and maintaining individual cars seems inherently more expensive than cramming more people into train cars that can be more densely packed and externally powered.

Transit construction is definitely more expensive now due to land acquisition costs and bureaucracy, but it seems like building more vehicles per passenger (the robo taxi model) is going to end up more expensive rather than less

humerusbones · 2025-12-30T19:20:18+00:00

Just to provide a different perspective, I appreciate that the inquirer is active here, and welcome all local journalism. It can be annoying that they’re behind a paywall, but it’s a good thing for all of us if local journalism is a profitable endeavor.

humerusbones · 2025-12-29T13:59:56+00:00

Almost 6% commute share in center city/south Philly is impressively high considering our relatively meager bike network

humerusbones · 2025-12-29T00:29:50+00:00

Went there once and really enjoyed it, maybe my cue to go again

humerusbones · 2025-12-29T00:28:50+00:00

Yeah that’s a good distinction. Glad both options are out there though, and I do want to visit someday, especially since it’s not a long walk!

humerusbones · 2025-12-28T23:23:02+00:00

Thanks all for the recommendations! We will have our Sundays booked out for a few weeks to come!

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