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Some practical considerations that nobody talks about are 1) the 7 train that would have served Amazon's HQ2 location would be hard pressed to accommodate 25,00
by zxcvbn4038 8y ago
Some practical considerations that nobody talks about are 1) the 7 train that would have served Amazon's HQ2 location would be hard pressed to accommodate 25,000 additional riders. The 7 train is notorious for delays whenever there is in-climate weather - for at least the past twenty years the slightest precipitation knocks out the signal system and the segment connecting to manhattan shuts down every alternate weekend and whenever the weather is in-climate for maintenance. 2) housing in the area if at capacity so not sure where they think 25,000 additional people are going to live 3) schools in the area are over capacity so not sure where they think the kids of the 25,000 extra people were going to go. I've also observed that Amazon employees live in utter terror of being out of contact - I'm under the impression that missing a support call results in immediate termination - and there are numerous dead spots within the city and along commuter corridors where you will be out of contact for prolonged periods of time.