tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post3770577093343251259..comments2023-06-15T03:40:32.369-04:00Comments on JVMcivitas: Measuring The Street: Cars in the Italian MarketJonas Maciunashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06029890312490771525noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-50089732136719665382016-07-14T15:51:01.893-04:002016-07-14T15:51:01.893-04:00I don't get it. What does this have to do wit...I don't get it. What does this have to do with a new class of people? I shop by foot at the Italian market all the time. And I buy stuff, groceries usually. How does closing the street to traffic on a Saturday have anything to do with what you're saying? People could still park on the side streets. In fact, they could organize pick-up/drop-off stops pretty easily. <br /><br />SeemsAJNEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517051633926973052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-37726128199417251822016-07-14T15:48:47.126-04:002016-07-14T15:48:47.126-04:00That was such a different scenario that it's n...That was such a different scenario that it's not even in the same league. A failed experiment in an area that was plummeting for the suburbs at the time, trying to compete with shopping malls. Not even close to the same thing.AJNEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517051633926973052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-39779138601759616272016-07-14T13:32:35.214-04:002016-07-14T13:32:35.214-04:00I have been shopping on 9th street for over 50 yea...I have been shopping on 9th street for over 50 years and there were never any problem with the cars parked on 9th. st.. The neighbourhood is still mostly Italian but in the past 10 years a new class so they like to think have invaded the 9th street area . They want to ban parking so they can stroll the street but never stopping at one of the stalls . They don't have a problem with all the Tazmanin388@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628340235839175796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-86357878593894072822016-07-14T08:31:02.855-04:002016-07-14T08:31:02.855-04:00The author's study was conducted on July 9th, ...The author's study was conducted on July 9th, a Saturday, when a good deal of the population is at the Shore. <br /><br />The City seems to have no institutional memory. About 30 years ago Chestnut Street below Broad Street was closed to the public so that there would be the atmosphere of a market area. It did not work. The number of stores declined because less people wanted to shop on Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165227144536951859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-30763602260442408292016-07-13T16:58:07.371-04:002016-07-13T16:58:07.371-04:00I think this a fantastic idea and that the city sh...I think this a fantastic idea and that the city should do a fast-track experiment this summer to see the impact - advertise it to the city and through the tourist board and see what the impact would be on visitors and the retail stores. Greenbeamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767673770981416129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-35655367019141166832016-07-13T14:05:40.253-04:002016-07-13T14:05:40.253-04:00There are side streets that abut directly to 9th s...There are side streets that abut directly to 9th street. You could easily shop and load items into the car afterward.AJNEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517051633926973052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799430778313173185.post-34034720493964593812016-07-13T12:34:18.755-04:002016-07-13T12:34:18.755-04:00One thing to remember with the Italian Market is t...One thing to remember with the Italian Market is that some people are actually doing real food shopping there - not just wandering and buying a few dear things. So there does need to be some way for us older nonnas to get all of the groceries needed for a lasagna dinner for 12 into our cars. Yes, cars - there's no other (realistic) way I can transport that much food to West Philly, where I West Philly Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07064585833883809714noreply@blogger.com