Districts 194/200

Mt Airy has a long history of advocating for social justice and has vibrant and cohesive identify that must be maintained. Mt Airy (19119) should not be split into more than one district, and should not be paired with a community with no geographic connection and a completely different identity. I recently moved to 19119 specifically to live in a community that shared my values and the current redistricting plan would negate the reason I moved here. I ask you to please make the changes as outlined in the People's Map offered by Fair Districts. I support the "People's Map" offered by Fair Districts. After 30 years of gerrymandering, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania finally have an opportunity to benefit from a fair and inclusive reapportionment process that heralds redistricting done right. That includes keeping communities of interest in tact as much as possible. Most notably, the “People’s Map” maintains the integrity and congruity of what are currently the 200th and 194th legislative districts. 1. It keeps whole Mt. Airy (19119), a vibrant, historic racially integrated neighborhood, and unifies the neighborhood of East Falls (19129); and, 2. It corrects the error of connecting neighborhoods with little material interaction, given that they are separated by the Wissahickon Gorge within the Fairmount Park system