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Posted by Marc A. Rivlin on Wed Aug 28 16:21:19 2013, in response to Re: 50th Street/8th Avenue IND Station, posted by Elkeeper on Wed Aug 28 15:35:05 2013. I think it just shows that, the more things change, the more they stay the same, at least in the politics of transit planning. The mayor, the legislature (and, presumably, the governor), the Port Authority, civic groups; competing plans, some funded, some not, motivated by a mix of altruism and self-interest; promises not to raise the fare.I would assume that the private operators had no interest in free transfers given the fare situation. Operating a 41st Street extension west to New Jersey might have helped the IRT financially if they could charge a higher fare for the trip. Today, fares are a still political football. Would free transfers from the subway and MTA-operated buses to PATH and from PATH to NJT local light rail and buses make sense? Sure, |
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