Motorists already pay more than their fair share. Move NY will just exacerbate this inequity. Besides, many drivers need to put up with the congestion to earn a living and simply cannot afford East River tolls. This is a regressive tax that hits the poorest part of our society the hardest. It's a bad idea and should be scrapped.
We need to look at ways to exapnd transportation options in the City, especially for transporation deserts such as south Queens. Reactivating the old Rockaway Beach Rail Line (AKA QueensRail) is one important way to do that. Instead, some people are actually considering de-mapping this priceless Right of Way and making it into a park.
DOT is stil installing the same old dumb traffic lights that were invented over 100 years ago. Why? We are wasting time and fuel, adding polution to our environment and causing an unsafe situation by making people stop unnecessarily.
Why do we allow this situation to continue when the techology exists to reduce the wasted time and fuel, clean up the envirnment and provide safer intersections.
The only question is whether this is a result of ineptitude or a conscious effort to drive us nuts.
The proposed SBS project for Woodhaven Blvd in Queens doesn't make any sense at face value as it slows down 60,000+ motorists a day to marginally speed up the commute of 30,000 bus riders. On face value this is a nonsensical tradeoff and a waste of tax payer money. And aslower net commute is bad for the City, the economy and it's residents.
Let's speed up everyone's commute on Woodhaven by installing intelligent traffic control devices that will keep buses and cars moving efficiently.
Motorists already pay more than their fair share. Move NY will just exacerbate this inequity. Besides, many drivers need to put up with the congestion to earn a living and simply cannot afford East River tolls. This is a regressive tax that hits the poorest part of our society the hardest. It's a bad idea and should be scrapped.
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We need to look at ways to exapnd transportation options in the City, especially for transporation deserts such as south Queens. Reactivating the old Rockaway Beach Rail Line (AKA QueensRail) is one important way to do that. Instead, some people are actually considering de-mapping this priceless Right of Way and making it into a park.
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DOT is stil installing the same old dumb traffic lights that were invented over 100 years ago. Why? We are wasting time and fuel, adding polution to our environment and causing an unsafe situation by making people stop unnecessarily.
Why do we allow this situation to continue when the techology exists to reduce the wasted time and fuel, clean up the envirnment and provide safer intersections.
The only question is whether this is a result of ineptitude or a conscious effort to drive us nuts.
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Just because the Move NY FAIR Plan has the word Fair in it doesn't make it so.
Instead, let's have motorists pay for the roads and bridges and mass transit the subways, buses and ferries.
That sounds more fair to me.
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The proposed SBS project for Woodhaven Blvd in Queens doesn't make any sense at face value as it slows down 60,000+ motorists a day to marginally speed up the commute of 30,000 bus riders. On face value this is a nonsensical tradeoff and a waste of tax payer money. And aslower net commute is bad for the City, the economy and it's residents.
Let's speed up everyone's commute on Woodhaven by installing intelligent traffic control devices that will keep buses and cars moving efficiently.
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