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Posted by JohnnyMints on Sat Jul 28 12:06:20 2007, in response to Re: Robert Moses/Donald Trump, posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Jul 28 04:37:38 2007. But now it's 2007 and we need a new generation of transportation infrastructure -- transit AND road!Here are some of my suggestions, off the top of my head. -Build underground connectors from the Lincoln Tunnel to the Queens-Midtown tunnel (which would have no access to Manhattan streets; just a thru tunnel connecting the two tunnels), and another one linking the Holland Tunnel with the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. -Completely rebuild the Gowanus/BQE, perhaps sinking it in a tunnel and adding bus-only and truck-only lanes. -Expand the XBL in the Lincoln Tunnel by boring a tunnel underneath the approach and another tube for bus use only. -A rail tunnel under the Bay from Staten Island to Manhattan, as suggested here, doesn't sound like that bad an idea. -Direct NJ Transit and LIRR service to Lower Manhattan -A regional rail service, as promoted by the RPA. -Freight rail tunnel under the Bay -Bus-only lanes on Manhattan's avenues and crosstown streets that are strictly enforced and seperated from other traffic. Another version of this would have certain streets be open only for buses and/or trucks (for local deliveries). -Subway shuttles under major Manhattan crosstown streets; 57th, 42nd (expand the Shuttle), 34th, 23rd, Canal. 14th obviously already has one, for all intents and purposes. The subways could extend into the outer boroughs and/or into New Jersey and be more for subway connections while the crosstown buses would pretty much be the same as now; local service and more for bus connections. -Second Avenue EXPRESS tracks, and extensions into the Bronx and Brooklyn -Many more BTW, I think congestion pricing is a good idea. Face it - the region is strangling with inadequate transportation options and it will only get worse. We need a 21st Century transportation-building craze. |
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