Re: [Philadelphia-pm] June 11: Linked Data

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

There are 2 PATCO stations within a 2-3 block walk of our meeting
place. Paying for a cab or ride-sharing service seems like
overkill. If you're feeling unsafe I'm sure someone from the meeting
could walk you there.

Walt

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 02:41:05PM -0400, Morgan Jones wrote:
> Karen,
> 
> Generally speaking Center City, the area you’ll be walking in, is one of the safest parts of Philly—as Walt said there will be  people on the streets and lots of open bars and restaurants.  It’s a big city so not devoid of crime but I don’t think you could ask for a safer part of the city.  
> 
> Lyft, Uber and a cab would be also very easy to get from the location of the meeting but I don’t think that’s necessary—philly’s a great walking city, one of the best.
> 
> -morgan
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jun 11, 2018, at 1:50 PM, Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Brian and I take Septa regional rail home after the meetings. I've
> > never felt unsafe walking to Jefferson Station around 9 PM. There are
> > plenty of folks around. You'd be walking the opposite direction, but
> > there are lots of bars and restaurants around there and I'd expect
> > there to be people out and about. It certainly won't be a desolate
> > wasteland!
> > 
> > Walt
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 01:19:32PM -0400, Karen Cravens wrote:
> >> On 06/07/2018 09:53 AM, Brian Duggan wrote:
> >>> Hope everyone can make it!
> >> 
> >> Thinking about it. But my Philly exploration so far has been limited to
> >> weekend afternoons... what are Philly streets like on the trip home (to
> >> PATCO, that is)?
> >> 
> >> (This may be a dumb question but bear in mind, I moved here from Wichita
> >> where the buses barely cover anywhere, only run once an hour where they
> >> do run, *and* stop running at 7pm, don't run on Sundays at all, and as a
> >> result by about 6pm Wichita's downtown is a desolate wasteland where any
> >> pedestrians risk being consumed by CHUDs*)
> >> 
> >> (*exaggerated only slightly for effect; downtown is slowly reviving but
> >> the bus schedule is literally that)
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