Recent content by skintreesnail

I live in Philly, so I'm biased, but I think that the city definitely can draw the tech talent. There is a lot of talent generated here, but leave due to the lack of tech jobs. There is also talent from NYC an hour away by train, Princeton is 30 minutes by train, and Penn (as well as Drexel)...

I still wouldn’t rule out Philly. I agree that the Navy Yard is really disjointed and has no real transit to speak of, but Schuylkill Yards checks off pretty much everything on the RFP list except the 100 acres, which they mentioned does not need to be contiguous (there are plenty of undeveloped...

Hopefully people look in this section from time to time, but I didn’t know where else to post a questions like this. Anyway, here’s my question: I currently live in Philadelphia and work as a communications specialist/technical writer for the IT department at the city’s power company (PECO)...

I wouldn't play golf on the greenway. Too much wind and too many shadows.

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 I specifically came to this site today to see who would post an April fools about TNP. But this exceeds all expectations. Thanks for helping me fulfill my destiny, statler!

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center Do the current buildings in the Prudential Center currently filter the vented exhaust? I can understand why the concentrated exhaust from the tunnel might be an environmental problem, but I don’t understand why a development like this one should...

Another one: http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090304/NE7888004032009-1.html

Since there hasn't been an update on this in a while: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/25/plymouth_movie_studio_on_track_executives_say/

Re: Gov't Center Garage Redevelopment Good, I like the Cook and Fox design almost as much as the Gensler.

Re: Russia Wharf This? Or was it updated again?

Re: Russia Wharf Not bad; looks like a floor a day. I wonder how long it'll take to attach the steel to the existing facade.

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 Oh well, the garage will be developed by someone else. It’s primed for it and would be a lot easier to tear down that the Congress Street garage. What I really wish is that someone would tear down that quarter-circle wall-like building on...

Re: Russia Wharf Come now czsz, Philly’s not boring at all. Maybe you didn’t know where to go. Here are some ideas for next time you’re around: The Philadelphia Museum of Art (which is currently undergoing an expansion designed by Frank Gehry) on the top of the Ben Franklin Parkway and at...

Re: Russia Wharf Yeah, they let the core get pretty tall before they even started the steel for Comcast Center. Before: After:

Also, you need to give the trees and everything else time to grow. Even if the trees don't grow to more than 50 feet, the greenway will at least fill out more than it is now. But how much depth do you really need for large trees anyway? I've seen 100' trees that have fallen over whose roots...