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Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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Posted by JAzumah on Fri Mar 20 09:29:44 2015, in response to Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal, posted by Joe V on Thu Mar 19 17:58:40 2015. "One seat ride" is consumer fraud. You'll transfer to a subway at one place or another.There are thousands of people that access the PABT on foot each day. In fact, there are so many that they walk on the street in the afternoon on 8 Avenue. These people walk from the terminal to work. #7 has double the capacity of Gateway, which is an Amtrak intercity rail project with an accommodation for commuter rail. A subway extension of any sort will not be able to pull enough money. The federal government has said (in code) that they do not trust NJ to handle this project by themselves again. You are not going to get Amtrak or NJT to do anything but a tunnel for commuter rail. When the beloved one seat ride takes a half hour or hour more than a train, it is no longer important, unless it is a tour bus from Quebec with a bunch of old ladies. When you can claim billable hours by starting your day aboard said bus, that calculation changes quickly. |
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