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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Feb 20 10:48:54 2017, in response to Re: SAS Use This Week, posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Feb 20 06:34:20 2017. "Both South Ferry and the Fulton Transit Center were outside the World Trade Center damage area. The expenditure of federal funds to cover WTC damage was a stretch."The Fulton Transit Center was justified for federal funds due to the Dey Street connection between the FTC and the WTC. This was the chance to improve transit in the downtown area affecting millions of riders. The South Ferry Terminal construction was justified due to the number of deaths of Staten Islanders, and for improving the transit for Staten Island residents. The destruction of the WTC severed the #1 Cortlandt Street station in half - cutting off the #1 train to the ferry terminal - impacting Staten Islanders and others daily. Plus having powerful politicians ready to argue your case is so much better than having fat-cat politicians ever ready to turn approved transit projects into highway spending (see NJ). The money again could only be spent in the downtown area. The debates on-line were furious with various ideas of this or that proposal. There were folks who wanted to connect a direct line to the airports. Others wanted to rebuild the J-train line for a better transfer at Fulton Street. There were those who did not WANT anything built at the WTC site. Some folks wanted to do some very "interesting things" to the PATH, while others argued about the proposed new South Ferry terminal. There were lots of ideas, debate and discussion. One of the local downtown newspapers did nothing but devote itself to the years long debates and issues. I do not think that this is one of those times to argue that after stuff has been built and is in operation that the stuff should not have been built in the first place. Nor is it healthy to always, always argue about the costs. There are folks at another transit on-line forum that practically do nothing but argue about the costs of public works. Public works are expensive - get over it. There are a variety of issues and goals that go into the formation of transit policy and the building of public facilities - besides "costs." The way some of these folks argue - they would not be satisfied if every one was provided with cheap canoes to float across New York Bay! Mike |
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