Switching office location from center city to 30th&market

Lindsay works at the Cira Center in Philadelphia (located next to 30th street station). Its location is possibly one of the best for people living the suburbs of Philadelphia and companies enjoy the building as it sites in a Keystone opportunity zone, giving tenants a break on state and local taxes. Dechert (law firm) moved from Center city, representing a 1.5 mile move. Even though this distance is very minimal, Lindsay has noticed a difference in her commuting to work. "I always toke the subway at the peak time everyday but commuting to center city was still very easy. I always thought that the subway was the most crowded between my original 2 stops but I have noticed that more people board the train in center city then more people get off. The additional 6 minute subway ride was many times unbearable". 

Lindsay has switched over to taking the bus form 2nd and market all the way to the Cira center. The bus is also crowded but Lindsay fells more comfortable and less claustrophobic in the bus. She wakes up earlier since she has now a longer commute and the bus is not as fast, but overall the extra time spent is well worth it. 

Speaking of subways, here is a video showing "Oshiya" or "pushers" in Tokyo, Japan. And we thought that subways in Philadelphia were crowded???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwMxUBL_ws

Photos - Sunday May 4

Photos from Sunday, May 4

General Observations

Generally when in Center City I walk pretty much everywhere. Before I started working at Temple (in North Philadelphia) I ended up walking absolutely everywhere - and strangely found myself electing not to go places if it involved jumping on the bus or a train. Too much hassle? Probably more like I didn't have enough spare funds laying around (I rarely carry cash and rely on my debit card as if it was a lifeline!). I tend not to plan well in advance and will end up being late for a train because I had to stop by the MAC machine.

However, when I started working at Temple (just under a year ago), I got a TransPass to ride the bus to and from work every day. Whenever not heading to work, I prefer walking - mainly because I hate not being able to continuing moving. I find riding in cars or cabs almost torture - especially when you're trying to get around Center City at lunch time. You can barely move and sit through red light after red light....

But the TransPass has encouraged me to get in and around the city more. I've used it many times to take the subway to the stadiums, the train out of Center City and so on. The convenience of the TransPass was the secret for me ....