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Friday, October 30, 2009
Nutter on SEPTA strike: They're talking.

Mayor Michael Nutter at a press conference today refused to speculate on what might happen if a SEPTA strike occurred this weekend, with so many large events happening in the city.

"Well, today is Friday. The parties have been talking," Nutter said. "When parties are talking, it's a much more positive sign than when they're not."

Nutter asked fans to be cooperative and helpful - and specifically asked Eagles fans to leave the sports complex immediately after the game. Phillies fans were asked to wait one hour after the end of the Eagles game to head to the sports complex.

A spokesman for the Philadelphia Parking Authority said he was encouraging riders to use SEPTA, but that several garages in Center City would also be offering reduced rates for game parking. Police also said they were increasing deployment of officers, especially around the stadium complex; that the will not tolerate rowdy behavior; and that state Liquor Control Board agents will be patrolling the stadium parking lots.

"There are ways to have fun and not get arrested in the process," said Nutter.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 5:06 PM  Permalink | 9 comments
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Posted 05:54 PM, 10/30/2009
Pacifically Speaking...
How can my boy little nutter butter b be frontin' like dat. Pacifically... You are wrong dawg!!
Posted 07:24 PM, 10/30/2009
yawns
If we need help from the parking authority we're in trouble. These traitors are 100x worse than any transit union; they smurf over the city on a daily basis.
Posted 07:42 PM, 10/30/2009
Leron
Dont give in. I wanna see a strike! I love chaos.
Posted 07:49 PM, 10/30/2009
themarshall
Pacifically speaking, you said it all. You are all that.
Posted 08:12 PM, 10/30/2009
sjjr
Pacifically? How about Atlantically?
Posted 08:19 PM, 10/30/2009
There He Is
Why dat Nutter actin' the fool?
Posted 12:50 AM, 10/31/2009
gm19134
Give them what they want and lay off 1/3rd th force and let them see whats going on in this screwed up world!!!
Posted 11:21 AM, 10/31/2009
TJones
Remember when the MTV show "The Real World" came to Philadelphia and the construction union thugs raised a ruckus? Now its the world series, and another black eye for Philadelphia, a cess-pool of union-driven corruption.
Posted 01:10 PM, 10/31/2009
slammer
Im glad that the septa operaters did not strike,all because they did not get there cake and ice cream,they are a bunch of cry babies,i say fire all of them,then give people who are unemployed a chance at working at septa,then break septa up,and have seperate bus companys,then they would never think about a strike,and they would be a better company.,its too many people unemployed,and how would school kids go to school,then the working person who depends on septa every day,its crazy,then you have senior citizens that go to doctors appointments.,i say no strke and go Phillies and the Eagles,Sixers,Flyers.
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