I'd say Venice Lofts is one of those blah designs, but it'll look more interesting when the river rises. Will they include an inflatable life boat with each unit?

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From the VI site....

Within steps of the Manayunk Canal and its paved bike path to Center City or the western suburbs.

Okay, I know I now live up the hill from Main Street, so I don't see the canal every day like I used to, but since when did the bike path, along the canal anyway, become paved?!

A year or so ago they put new posts and pilings on both sides (I'm assuming to keep back any erosion) up near Leverington as part of the gradual "prettying up" of the towpath. Some parts were paved, but generally it was grassy dirt and gravel. May have changed since.

Actually, the floor to ceiling windows could create a really cool "aquarium-effect" once the river rises. I've changed my mind...sign me up!

I've seen the pilings and rehab of the walkway, but last time I was there (about 2 months ago) it was still gravel and grass. Ah well, just semantics on the website, I guess.

It hasn't been paved. The promotional piece is wrong.

The canal towpath won't be paved. About 2-3 years ago, Friends of Manayunk Canal and Roxborough Greenspace members fought against paving the narrow towpath. This was just after the bicycle lanes were installed on Umbria...

What was done was that the trail was resurfaced with blue grit, much like the red grit that was used on the Delaware Canal towpath.

Hal

gravel is nice but paving is more practical. it rains enough here that it gets muddy. with a paved path you coudl use it all the time. just my take. as for venice isaland, maybe it's time we start building in floodplains to get back some of the taxpayer dollars carolina has been stealing all these years by people living in the outer banks.

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