Dylan Hellings – Module 7

  1. My hometown is Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Plymouth Meeting is an automobile suburb in Montgomery County, about 25 minutes from Center City Philadelphia. Plymouth Meeting has a population of 6,177 as of the 2010 census. Plymouth Meeting is a part of Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships and closely borders Conshohocken, Blue Bell, and East Norriton. Plymouth Meeting is a middle to upper middle class area and has multiple parks in the area. I was born in Plymouth Meeting and at age 7 moved from one part of Plymouth Meeting to an area closer to the main line. Plymouth Meeting is a popular location because of it’s close proximity to the King of Prussia Mall and Philadelphia. My home is located 3 minutes away from the Plymouth Meeting Mall, a mall that seems to be getting less and less popular – possibly decreasing housing value.
  2. My first city is Boston, Massachusetts. My reason for picking this city is that one of my close friends lives there and I appreciated it’s pedestrian oriented style. Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts which is discussed in the article reminds me very much of some of the surrounding towns like Ambler, PA. I appreciate the pedestrian oriented towns, as I think it brings the community together more than other towns where everyone is in their own car separate from their neighbors and friends. This style of transportation affects more than just community, it is better for health in terms of exercise and car emissions which affect the environment. A closer knit community can also result in decrease in crime rate.
  3. The second city I want to take a look at is Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is VERY different from my home town of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Detroit median home sale price in 2015 was ~$40,000 per home compared to Plymouth Meeting’s $350,000 per home. The towns are very economically, culturally, and geographically different. One thing I found surprising was that Detroit actually has a large urban farming community. One would never assume there was any form of prospering crop or livestock production within a dilapidated urban city, but the urban farming has brought in life to the community with it’s urban agricultural growth. My town has areas that are more rural with farms that sustain our town and stimulate the economy.

3 thoughts on “Dylan Hellings – Module 7

  1. Hi, Dylan! My name is Melanie and here is a link to my post incase you wanted to take a look: https://wp.me/p3RCAy-co6

    Your post really caught my attention right away because I’m from Plymouth Meeting too! I feel like whenever I say I’m from there, nobody has any clue where I’m talking about, so it was really cool to see someone else who is from there! I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love Plymouth Meeting. I think it’s so convenient and just the right size. Great post!

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