Traffic is a B*$@#! Expect delays in Old City Tuesday

By  JACKIE MORLOCK

Updated 8:03 AM EDT, Tue, Dec 2, 2008

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President-elect Barack Obama wipes away tears as he cries while speaking about his grandmother during a rally at University of North Carolina on November 3.

 

Most likely, traffic in the whereabouts of Old City will be a B*$@#! today.

As you know, President-elect Obama is in town for the National Governor’s Association meeting to be held at Independence Hall. Because of that meeting, 5th to 6th Streets between Market and Walnut will be closed, according to spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore.

Plan on taking a detour if 6th Street is part of your daily travels. 6th Street, from Market to Walnut, will be closed from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm; same thing goes for Chestnut Street.

Whatever your form of transportation is, by wheels or by foot, the 500 and 600 block of Chestnut Street will be closed from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. Sixth Street from Ranstead to Sansom will also be closed to all walkers.

Random road closures may also spark up here and there. But, what do you expect? Top officials in their motorcades will be cutting across the city throughout the day; traffic is inevitable.

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So, what should you do? Take Fourth or Eighth Streets, police advise. Expect delays, though.

(Philly.com)

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  • Jimmy Wednesday, Dec 3 at 8:24 AM FLAG COMMENT Thanks Angelo you are a spelling champion, you are amazing. And you are right, why do these people have so much time to check traffic stories during the day? They should come home, like you, check old traffic stories, like you, then point out spelling errors. You are an absolute hypocrite. Your position is that if they didn’t have time to read this then it wouldn’t be an issue, that and the fact that they misspelled three word ... MORE >
  • Angela Tuesday, Dec 2 at 7:01 PM FLAG COMMENT Okay since everyone seems to be getting pretty critical with Jackie's choice of words, let's turn those judgemental fingers back around at you. John, there is no such word as communications, the word communication is already pluralized and takes the same form in the singular. Also, I think when you use the word infered, you mean to say inferred. Spelling it like that makes me want to think that you are some kind of scientist a ... MORE >
  • Chris Tuesday, Dec 2 at 1:39 PM FLAG COMMENT In addition to what others have said regarding the pseudo-expletive headline, why is this article accompanied by that particular photo of Barack Obama crying? Does this connote this publication's sadness at Old City traffic delays? This article shows a serious lack of integrity and sense.
  • Sally Tuesday, Dec 2 at 1:23 PM FLAG COMMENT I agree with Benny. You're selection of symbols to denote an expletive shows a lack of creativity as well as a lack of intelligence. I'm extremely disappointed in so-called news these days. This is the reason that most "internet reporters" are nothing more to legitimate newhounds than over-glorified bloggers. I wish paper media wasn't a dying medium, because then I would not have to sutmble upon nor settle for such inexplicab ... MORE >
  • John Tuesday, Dec 2 at 12:38 PM FLAG COMMENT Ditto to Shocked and Benny's comments. Reporters and Editors have the heralded responsibility to hold the standards of communications high. It is, in my opinion, never appropriate to look to sound cute for the sake of a sound bite or to grab attention, (although it does work, but at what cost?). Unfortunately, by association, it was also infered that it was the President-Elect's comments. I usually look forward to and e ... MORE >

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