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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Tue Sep 1 13:42:26 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by ElectricTraction on Mon Aug 31 22:27:33 2015. Assuming they're trying to get into and out of Queens and Long Island, which is the only thing I can think of, they're alternatives would be:-Goethals to SI Expwy to VN Bridge to Gowanus to BQE to LIE -GWB to Cross Bronx to Throgs Neck/Whitestone to Clearview Expwy or Whitestone Expwy to LIE Going east they have to pay the Port Authority toll no matter what to go from NJ to NY, but then the VN Bridge is free while the Queens Midtown tunnel and the Throgs Neck / Whitestone Bridges are major city tolls. Going west, there's no Port Authority toll but the VN Bridge is double the toll of the other intra-NYC crossings. If of course the Queens-Bronx bridges had their tolls brought down, while the CBD tolls (like the Queens-Midtown tunnel) went up, then it would be more of a slam dunk to companies to avoid Manhattan. Despite it's congestion, Manhattan still represents the shortest distance for lots of routes though and people will go there to save the gas, even if not much time. I regularly drive through Manhattan at all different hours without a destination there. And often enough, I won't pay a dime in tolls. It probably shouldn't be that way though. |
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