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April 28, 2011
The fairest of them all
The third installment of a Lower Moyamensing flea market and community fair plans to delight budgets and bodies. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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verybody loves a great flea market,” Kim Massare said in explaining the inspiration behind Saturday’s Lower Moyamensing Civic Association Spring Flea Market and Community Fair. The president of the 4-year-old nonprofit commonly known as “LoMo,” Massare will be on hand for the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. See LOMO FAIR page 12
Sports This northbound Route 47 sped along its Seventh-Street path easier Monday, the start of the second week of SEPTA’s six-month consolidation project. s ta f f p h o t o b y g r e g b e z a n i s
The route of the matter Nothing routine about her routine A Grays Ferry gymnast added to her impressive credentials with five honors at a renowned meet. By Joseph Myers................Page 35
Last week marked the beginning of an enhancement project for a frequently frustrating bus. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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t’s not big deal to me,” Joe Morrell said. “I like a little extra exercise anyway.” The resident of the 2400 block of South Franklin Street offered his indifferent stance April 21 while traveling southbound on Route 47, SEPTA’s second busiest bus line. His ride came on the fourth day of the Route
47 Service Enhancement Pilot, a six-month plan to diminish dilemmas for a service that conveys 134,000 passengers weekly. The project, a partnership between the transit agency and the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, seeks to decrease delays and passups — those occasions when drivers whiz packed vehicles by would-be boarders. To lessen inconveniences, the entities agreed to consolidate stops, offer rear-door boarding at a north-
bound and southbound location, introduce far-side stops to keep buses from missing green lights, alter trash collection times and increase deployment frequency. Covering more than 10 miles, the 47 begins its northbound trek at Whitman Plaza, Oregon Avenue and South Randolph Street, and ventures through Center City before terminating in North Philadelphia. See ROUTE 47 page 10