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Re: $6.9 Billion Second Avenue Subway Phase II a “bargain”? |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Sat Dec 11 19:17:59 2021, in response to Re: $6.9 Billion Second Avenue Subway Phase II a “bargain”?, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Dec 11 14:15:11 2021. "If NYC had let the private subway companies run freight at night as originally intended, that would have brought a huge pile of revenue to them."That is an idea that probably ought to be resurrected, combined with full ADA elevator access at all subway stations, or at least as many as can practically be accomplished. Imagine major companies repurposing currently empty office space near subway stations as delivery transfer points for freight of various types. Freight would be put into the subway system at outlying points in the city. Deliveries would be made to the transfer points at night via subway, taking delivery trucks off the streets of the city and reducing pollution. The following day, the final step of the deliveries would be made from the transfer points, or perhaps smaller parcels and packages could be claimed from the transfer points by the recipients. The ADA elevators in the subway could be large enough to handle large freight loads at night and large numbers of passengers during the day. Wouldn't this sort of thinking benefit everyone? |
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