Replies to Kaylin Spitz's Comments

Agreed. Like London post-congestion pricing, we can reallocate road space for other uses with reduced automotive volumes. Bus only lanes, bike lanes, and plazas would be hugely beneficial to residents.

Thanks for your comment, Kaylin. Presumably, your suggestion would allow motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to travel through construction areas more-or-less unimpeded, but private vehicle drivers who park in the construction area would have to find alternate space. Would this impose a cost on those drivers, particularly if they live or work in the area but don’t have another reliable means of getting around? You may want to head over to Topic 1, Congestion Contributors: Private Vehicles to see how private vehicles affect Manhattan congestion.

Thanks for your comment, Kaylin. Even if officers are enforcing parking violations like double parking, the offices can cause congestion by having to park their cars. This may be an area where traffic cameras could help, but cameras are controversial, given transparency concerns. What do you think?