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Re: Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion |
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Posted by sloth on Mon Sep 30 18:15:40 2019, in response to Re: Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion, posted by Edwards! on Sun Sep 29 14:15:39 2019. I've operated on it. Lots of trees and disused industrial buildings. No people. Look, I can almost sort of see there's a demand for a Q54 replacement that doesn't get bogged down in apocalyptic traffic jams. But the fact is these neighborhoods developed around Metropolitan Ave, and not the Montauk. I'm all for more transit but you gotta look hard at stuff like this and ask if enough people will use it so that it actually eases traffic and overcrowded trains, or if it has any chance of earning back its costs. Many of these plans fall somewhere between probably not and NO WAY. And who will get to cover the shortfall? You and me, on our payroll taxes. Not a NIMBY, man, just a pessimist. Give us this day our congestion pricing. |
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