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Rob Fini

@roadrunnerdrummer.bsky.social

Bored to death. A Philly sports / Star Trek watcher.

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Rob Fini@roadrunnerdrummer.bsky.social · last wk.

Always nice to see a little transit expansion, but Moorestown-Camden/Phila connections just make me disappointed we didn't get Big PATCO in the 60s with three rapid transit lines from Center City to Woodbury, Haddonfield, and Moorestown.

Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · last wk.

SJ Connects is slated to launch a free shuttle bus in Burlington County in September. It will concentrate on places close to Philadelphia and Camden such as Moorestown but connect to a larger system.

T. J. Dobbin@tjamesdobbin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Motivated by the newly announced Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol 3 Blu-ray, I've converted another one of my word docs into a Letterboxd list for others to enjoy. This is the Bugs Bunny Home Video Guide.

Bugs Bunny Home Video Guide

Blu-ray availability is prioritized. I list DVD only in cases when the short hasn't been released on Blu-ray. Switch to "Notes" for specific release. 134/172 of these shorts are available across the m...

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Charlie O'Connor@charlieoconn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Flyers have their new backup goalie: Joseph Woll, who they just acquired in a deal from Toronto. By the numbers, it's a significant upgrade over Sam Ersson, who goes out in the deal. Emil Andrae gets shipped out as well. I kinda figured he was likely to be moved this summer.

Rob Fini@roadrunnerdrummer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I was reading about the Providence, RI Amtrak station and how they buried the tracks in the 80s to open up public space and redevelopment downtown. It sounds real nice, but when I looked up aerial views I can't help but think they could have gone further...

Excerpt from https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/providence-ri-pvd/ The Providence Foundation, led by Ron Marsella, led the planning effort with state and city leaders. As a result of negotiations with the landowners, a series of land swaps was engineered to ensure that all would benefit from the creation of Capital Center. SOM was retained to create a master plan for the area which was designated as a special development district overseen by its own governmental entity. The 1979 document crafted a vision for the coordinated redevelopment of 15 parcels that included a new Amtrak station, revamped street grid and bridges, public spaces, visual linkages between the statehouse and downtown, and the creation of marketable commercial land to attract tenants. To cover the extra costs of the proposed $110 million project, city, state, and federal agencies and the P&W provided additional funding. The relocation of the tracks began in 1983, with 70 percent of the costs funded through federal sources and 30 percent through the city, state and the P&W. At the urging of architect William Warner, the final redevelopment plan eventually included the uncovering of the rivers and the creation of a waterfront park. Over the next ten years, the Woonasquatucket River was realigned along its natural course, and Waterplace Park was installed along the banks of the three rivers. Amenities include a 1.5-mile riverwalk, boat landings, amphitheater, sculpture, pavilions and fountains. The historic cove was recreated as a focal point, and the river was crossed by elegant bridges reminiscent of those found in Venice.8 lanes of I-95 and a large circular interchange cut through downtown Providence just 2 blocks from the Amtrak station