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* Access-a-ride exists for disabled people * We should be building more subways in Brooklyn and Queens. * Tourists can park in NJ or north of the city and hop

• nine_k 12y ago
  WRT more subways — I'm all for this, but it's sort of expensive and takes a lot of time. MTA is not exactly the fastest builder (see 2nd avenue line, PATH). Tourists driving onto Manhattan are probably a minor traffic problem. I'd rather have them pick some "tourist pass" at designated locations on roads in NJ than have them leave their car and hop onto a PATH train with all their tourist gear (possibly not very light) or take a taxi to avoid a high bridge toll. Having lived in Jersey City for some time, I can sympathize with people who'd rather take a car when they need a guarantee to get to NYC, because PATH can be canceled "due to a signal problem" unpredictably at any moment.
  • T-hawk 12y ago
    The PATH is not the MTA, it's the Port Authority. And the PATH is reliable just fine. It doesn't get "canceled due to a signal problem". I've lived in Jersey City or Hoboken and commuted on the PATH for over ten years, with maybe five instances of any difficulty at all aside from Sandy or blackouts. It's enormously reliable compared to the construction messes that occur on the MTA subways, where entire lines shut down for entire weekends. And the PATH is only touristy on weekends, there isn't competition between tourists and weekday commuters. Overall, NJ within PATH range is one of the best options to live affordably with a short NYC commute.