As usual it seems that the motorists will be taxed indirectly and all the money will magically disappear into the MTA morass.
The MTA cannot manage to bring a project in on time and under budget. Nor can they keep their executive salaries under control. They are constantly walking around with their hands out.
Motorists are sort of like the 13 colonies taxed without representation.
If any money makes it to the makes it to the NYCDOT it will be used to create more bike lanes or pedestrian plazas. No roads will be repaired and BTW those wonderful bike lanes just cause more traffic jams since they take away traffic lanes and force trucks to effectively triple park to make deliveries.
Historically the funds collected for maintenance of the citys roads and bridges just seems to disappear into the general fund or public transportation.
We don't need new patronage type organizations we need overhaul of the current ones.
The previous politicians came up with the independent agencies so that when fares or tolls are raised they can say the agency did it. All another agency will do is become another way to for them to hide when all goes south on a project.
We need elected officials to take responsibility for these huge organizations such as the MTA or the PA not add another one to hide behind. Also, I am sure that there will be all these jobs in the agency to siphon off the funds aka patronage posts.
I am concerned that Move NY which has had too much of a hand in making a mess of the traffic in NY has a totally different agenda then what this bill says. I drive in NYC and have to contend with the trucks making deliveries and the huge articulated buses that seem to become pack animals regularly. They should of gone the double decker route since they take up less space.
I did look at those sections. I have been living in NYC since I was born. The bill is just in its early stages wait for the final bill before we discuss what will really happen.
How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
Nick it sounds like you don't drive a car in NYC. At one time there was a law that said for any new construction in Manhattan the builder was required to provide enough parking for the residents so they could park off of the street. That seemed to get lost over time.
Yes more turn lanes do help the flow of traffic and there is a need for more mid-block cross walks to avoid back ups at these locations.
Lastly take the Times Square plaza which was never completed as far as I am concerned. They need to provide fencing so that pedestrians who forget they are in the middle of a very busy area don't just step off into traffic looking at their phone or busily eating as they are walking. They definitely need to be funneled on to the cross walks. Plus, they need to add mid-block cross walks and turn lanes. The plaza was put in under the guise of improving traffic flow and it did far from that.
What really is needed is off street parking for all new construction and off street loading docks for deliveries.
The other solution is to require off hour deliveries, but good luck on that.
As usual it seems that the motorists will be taxed indirectly and all the money will magically disappear into the MTA morass.
The MTA cannot manage to bring a project in on time and under budget. Nor can they keep their executive salaries under control. They are constantly walking around with their hands out.
Motorists are sort of like the 13 colonies taxed without representation.
If any money makes it to the makes it to the NYCDOT it will be used to create more bike lanes or pedestrian plazas. No roads will be repaired and BTW those wonderful bike lanes just cause more traffic jams since they take away traffic lanes and force trucks to effectively triple park to make deliveries.
Historically the funds collected for maintenance of the citys roads and bridges just seems to disappear into the general fund or public transportation.
We don't need new patronage type organizations we need overhaul of the current ones.
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The previous politicians came up with the independent agencies so that when fares or tolls are raised they can say the agency did it. All another agency will do is become another way to for them to hide when all goes south on a project.
We need elected officials to take responsibility for these huge organizations such as the MTA or the PA not add another one to hide behind. Also, I am sure that there will be all these jobs in the agency to siphon off the funds aka patronage posts.
I am concerned that Move NY which has had too much of a hand in making a mess of the traffic in NY has a totally different agenda then what this bill says. I drive in NYC and have to contend with the trucks making deliveries and the huge articulated buses that seem to become pack animals regularly. They should of gone the double decker route since they take up less space.
I tend to agree obviously with georgeberberian.
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I did look at those sections. I have been living in NYC since I was born. The bill is just in its early stages wait for the final bill before we discuss what will really happen.
How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
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Nick it sounds like you don't drive a car in NYC. At one time there was a law that said for any new construction in Manhattan the builder was required to provide enough parking for the residents so they could park off of the street. That seemed to get lost over time.
Yes more turn lanes do help the flow of traffic and there is a need for more mid-block cross walks to avoid back ups at these locations.
Lastly take the Times Square plaza which was never completed as far as I am concerned. They need to provide fencing so that pedestrians who forget they are in the middle of a very busy area don't just step off into traffic looking at their phone or busily eating as they are walking. They definitely need to be funneled on to the cross walks. Plus, they need to add mid-block cross walks and turn lanes. The plaza was put in under the guise of improving traffic flow and it did far from that.
What really is needed is off street parking for all new construction and off street loading docks for deliveries.
The other solution is to require off hour deliveries, but good luck on that.
View this comment in the discussion thread