Ugh

I work remotely for a company in CA, and they withheld Philly wage tax automatically without issue after I started. When I worked in Delco, they didn't even do that until I caught the issue myself.

Lancaster is only an hour away by train too. I haven't been, but there's enough train frequency to make it an easy day trip.

Similar in East Passyunk. Lots of kids enjoying the improvements being made to the East Passyunk Community Center.

You've found the Sandvich

If it costs money to do the right thing, companies will only do it if it's explicitly required to do so. Even then, they won't do it unless the penalty is severe and they are likely to get caught. Oil and gas companies don't care about us or our land. We shouldn't treat them like they're doing us any favors when we hold the resources they want.

You're correct. They'll send a sticker in the mail, but you don't need to put it on your car. At this point its only use is that people on the block know it's a neighbor's car.

Also transit. Multiple train and bus lines that give you a one seat ride to many destinations in Philadelphia, including the airport.

I think it's been calmer the last few years because of covid. I recall them winning around 2017 or 2018 and it was about on this level.

At least they brought in street sweepers around 8PM right after they wrapped up. They had a crew out there cleaning for a few hours.

What sucks is one bad neighbor on the block with standing water in their yard can ruin it. I'll give the lavender a shot next year.

I'm sure there will be some shockers on the 2023 calendar. Until we find a link to that, there's no way of knowing when New Years Day falls next year.

It can happen if we promote policy changes that make it harder to own a car that's rarely used.

-City wide street sweeping.

-Much higher registration fees for multiple cars owned at one property.

Edit: I'll add in adding many more short term loading zones so delivery drivers don't need to block crosswalks or double park.

Tradespeople would be better served getting rarely used cars off the road. Getting rid of these won't make parking significantly easier.

South 7th in that area is central to the some community development activities

https://mifflinsquareplan.org/

They have to pay at least a few % on each credit card transaction. Instead of passing on the cost to all their customers, they're giving their cash customers a break.

https://www.economist.com/free-exchange/2015/04/01/why-henry-george-had-a-point

Unfair to who? Those sitting on valuable land and doing nothing with it?

We tax the property itself, but most of the tax is on the "improvement value" of the lot.

https://whyy.org/articles/a-progressive-approach-to-taxing-land-gains-traction-in-philly-council/

I hate that the diner is closing, but having a small parking lot like that next to a damn subway stop is ridiculous. We really need a land value tax.

Damn, the garage location might almost be worth the membership fee.

No way. They get right into their private cars and head to the burbs. Their feet barely even touch the sidewalk.

I've been in a few times for private events, and it's very much a "we're better than the people outside" type of atmosphere.

Because in the US, the government doing things is socialism.

Email your councilmember's office. Try to fnd out if you have a local ward committeeperson and reach out to them too. Not sure how to find out who that is unfortunately, but you could probably ask your local state rep's office to put you in touch.

This isn't a very useful metric without comparing it to job growth in the surrounding counties.