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I think the fears that are keeping people off airplanes are also going to keep them off high speed trains. I am dreading New York City reopening because everyo
by jrockway 6y ago
I think the fears that are keeping people off airplanes are also going to keep them off high speed trains.
I am dreading New York City reopening because everyone is just going to drive to the city instead of taking public transportation. And it was already overrun with cars.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoRaise tolls, promote remote work unless you absolutely need to be in the city. Use economic incentives to destroy demand for unnecessary vehicular travel.
- jrockway 6y agoI am with you, but we don't have infrastructure for toll collection on most of the East River bridges, so there isn't an easy answer here. (A lot of the traffic on the East River bridges is trucks that are simply avoiding the more direct tolled truck routes. It's unfortunate that CO2 emissions are cheaper than tolls, but here we are. I live in Brooklyn Heights which is walking distance to Manhattan modulo a big river in the middle, and I know my neighbors are just going to start driving to work when things reopen. It is going to be a mess.)
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- robocat 6y agoLondon managed it with congestion charges, and it is not an island with limited entry/exit points. No toll booths required: it is doable within a reasonable timeframe.
- momokoko 6y agoAh the answer of all idealistic people. Double down. Always double down.