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maxwellington97 t1_j9v09vi wrote

Reply to comment by Unfamiliar_Word in SEPTA approves $125 million for KOP rail project’s final design by RoughRhinos

>I still struggle to understand why SEPTA is fighting so hard to make this happen. Somebody must really want it or maybe everybody is just too embarrassed to admit that they've made a mistake and wasted a lot of time

My guess is that the developers who spent untold millions building developments and apartments buildings there which are essentially isolated, as well as the mall are pushing for this.

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Scumandvillany t1_j9v0iak wrote

They're not though.

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mrhariseldon890 t1_j9v5f9s wrote

Yeah, the cost ballooned due to concessions made to those developers who don't really want this.

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ClintBarton616 t1_j9wnbtt wrote

And none of the suburban politicians are either. This really feels like a thing only SEPTA wants

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RoughRhinos OP t1_j9v35br wrote

Doesn't the mall not even want it?

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An_emperor_penguin t1_j9vrocb wrote

afaik no one including the mall was willing to give up parking for this, makes it seem like they couldn't care less

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