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Re: The reason NYC stopped building subways |
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Posted by jailhousedoc on Fri Feb 7 07:36:08 2020, in response to Re: The reason NYC stopped building subways, posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Feb 6 17:31:08 2020. The Air Train was built in the median of the Van Wyck Expressway in spite of the objections of the local community - no local streets were opened up or blocked, and the project went forward to give us what we have today. In my view, the old Rockaway line should have been rehabilitated and used, making for a more efficient and cost effective transit line, but what is done is done. Now there is talk of re-using the Rockaway line, and the local NIMBY crowd is completely against it. Building a concrete encased line to prevent trespassers from getting onto the right-of-way and keep any noise down to a minimum might make the line more acceptable to them. |
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