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Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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Posted by WillD on Mon Mar 23 01:07:14 2015, in response to Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal, posted by JAzumah on Sun Mar 22 12:40:47 2015. The operating surplus to NYC is estimated at $100M.[Citation Needed] That one doesn't even pass the smell test. NJT's total revenue on their bus fleet in 2013 was $362 million, against $846 million in costs. How could something be responsible for more than a third of their revenue, yet less than an eighth their operating expenses? The only way the the NYC bus operations could generate a $100 million operating surplus is if every dime of their operation were charged to some other business area. But since you try to make the claim that the local buses soak up those costs it'd be a zero sum game. The fact remains that you think trains are better than buses and you are willing to bust up the bus system to prove your point. No, the fact is that trains are better than buses, and the bus system should be busted up to prove that point. NJT's rail system is more cost effective (other than your unsourced anecdotal assertion) and carries more passengers further from NYC in less time. I wasn't such a fan of the 7 Train to Secaucus when it was put forward as an alternative to new trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnels. But compared to pouring $11 billion into PABT it's absolutely genius. |
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