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Yes, but this is a move in the right direction.
by philip1209 3y ago
Yes, but this is a move in the right direction.
- shipscode 3y agoHijacking infrastructure (roads only for busses) seems like a weird way to reduce “congestion”
- xkekjrktllss 3y agoIt does work to an extent, but it's an appallingly cheap strategy that will fall very short of making NYC public transit remotely decent.
- xkekjrktllss 3y agoNo, it's a scam that will backfire and ultimately end in regression. You can't just get rid of cars. You have to replace them with something. Working people will feel the pain of this because the trains are already way too overcrowded. Punitive measures in the absence of constructive measures will absolutely fail. This isn't complicated.
- sundaeofshock 3y agoThis would be a more reasonable argument if we were talking about a city like Dallas. Manhattan is one the most transit oriented cities in the US. Bus, ferry, and train service already exist. All that require would be an increase in frequency as people leave their cars.
- xkekjrktllss 3y ago[flagged]
- sundaeofshock 3y agoYes, of course Manhattan is one of the five boroughs of greater NYC. Yes, you are also correct that mass transit in the US — with a few exceptions— is pathetic. Having said all that, NYC has one of the best transit systems in the world. Looking just at the subway system, it moves 1.8 billion people a year, using 424 stations spread across 248 miles of tracks. Throw in the various bus, ferry and rail systems and NYC is one of the best served cities in the world. The infrastructure is there to handle drivers who will to leave their cars after congestion pricing is in place.