Re: Rye-Oyster Bay Br--sister Bridge?

On Mar 5, 4:42 pm, "Rothman" <dnro...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I suppose transit-freaks will pop up now claiming that we need to get
more people on a form of transportation that doesn't run on their
schedule or carry their groceries for them...Transit is a supplement
to pavement, not a replacement...

Within NYC the buses and subways run so frequently and with such
density that no schedule is needed in most cases. That is, they do
run on your schedule. Getting groceries home from the supermarket (or
other large items) remains a challenge. Travel outside NYC where
buses run much less often and much more dispersed also remains a
challenge.

Unfortunately, when everybody says nothing can be built anymore then
there is a problem. The big advtg of transit is a much smaller and
less invasive footprint. Light rail lines are very quiet, commuter
trains nearly so. (I live next to a train, no problem. The highways
far away I can still hear.) You can bury or trench a trolley much
more easily than a highway. You can squeeze a trolley through a
narrow single track cut; you can't narrow a highway passage.

As others mentioned, traffic jams eliminate convenience. I can't go
to the mall when I want because of jams, I must plan my trips around
them. Likewise for other places as well.

One would the wealthy would be for such new roads since they would
greatly benefit from them. They do a lot of travel and have more
diverse needs; as does their businesses. Most people won't be in the
path or affected by some new road, tough-*#%@ for those who are. Of
course we know now that even Moses couldn't build around most of the
rich and had to bend for them.

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