|
|
| Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains (234013) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > BusChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
|
|
Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 26 14:14:20 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by (SIR) North Shore Line on Thu May 26 13:56:28 2011. The difference is that Hoboken and Jersey City are known major employment centers; many jobs moved from downtown to these areas after 9/11, and are incredibly unlikely to return. Establishing the s89 to connect SI with the HBLR (or even if it had gone directly to Hoboken/JC) was inevitable, as many of the jobs that moved were held by SI Residents. Faced with a choice of losing residents (and generally higher-income residents at that) to New Jersey, or committing the funds to an effective commuter service to bring those people to their new job locations and keeping their high-wage incomes taxed (and spent!) within the city limits was a wise idea. There aren't many who make the transfer from the 89 to HBLR and then to PATH to reach Manhattan. Again, the existing express bus network is more efficient and less expensive. |
|
(There are no responses to this message.)
|
|