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Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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Posted by kcram3500 on Thu Mar 19 22:03:51 2015, in response to Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal, posted by NIMBYkiller on Thu Mar 19 20:57:20 2015. Here's the one flaw with that - and your other post with all the bus routes you felt could be cut outlines it... private passenger rail will never exist again. Private bus service is still somewhat profitable and has flexibility: it's easily customizable and less affected by temporary situations. The state will not absorb the losses that will come with new rail - only the Northeast Corridor makes money, so why would any other line? In contrast, most of the NJT and private bus services into New York make money. You're never going to sell the taxpayers on an investment into a black hole - if you tell them NJ needs to put up half the money for a new PABT that will cut their delays while still providing profitable bus service, they'll likely go for it. Tell them you need to come up with half the money for a new rail tunnel/terminal AND you're eliminating their profitable bus service with a money-losing rail service that eliminates the local neighborhood stops they've come to know for decades with single per-town stations that create their own traffic problems every rush hour (ask Dover NJ about this), they'll give you a typical NJ reaction. |
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