Please don't divide Mount Airy!
I have lined in West Mount Airy for seven years, and I am upset about the prospect of having our district divided up. I strongly support the People’s Map created by Fair Districts PA as it relates to the proposed boundaries of the current 200th legislative district. I support that map because it keeps communities of interest intact and decouples these neighborhoods from communities on the other side of the Wissahickon Gorge that are neither similar in demography nor easily accessible. I believe that LRC’s well-intentioned preliminary map unnecessarily divides a vibrant neighborhood by carving out borders based on ward lines that have little meaning to local residents. Mount Airy is one of the most racially integrated communities in the country, and it would be a real disservice to our neighborhood to have us divided into two districts. We also have a much stronger connection to Chestnut Hill than to Roxborough, so it makes sense to keep us in a district with our neighboring community, where we often shop, eat out, and enjoy the parks. For these reasons, I respectfully request that the LRC tweak the boundaries of northwest Philadelphia district in the spirit of Fair Districts PA’s People’s Map. In case you wish to look at the Fair Districts PA People’s Maps in detail, here is a link to their site: https://fairdistrictspa.com/peoples-maps Thank you.