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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Dec 27 00:05:38 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by trainsarefun on Sat Dec 26 23:28:35 2009. But practically, alas, I don't see it happening.That's what makes New York depressing from a railfan and planning perspective. You'll look at networks in other countries and wonder why can't we have a proper electrifcation system or a higher frequency commuter railway service that allows one to bypass the local and slow nature of a metro system. I suspect my biases as a far eastern Queens resident is creating a bias of "easy, comfortable thirty minute commutes for all". By the way, the reality in Nassau County is that their population was higher in 1970 than it is now. For fun, I'd want to see the age brackets and see if LI has turned into an island of middle aged adults... I've jokingly said that LI residents want expensive homes to sell, but that the expensive real estate is why their kids live in the basement at the age of 25 or leave to go to low cost of living areas of the country that are far away. To a certain extent, I'd argue that the fear of multiple unit dwellings is for fear that minorities and poorer whites will move into an area and ruin it, while for others, the fear that MDUs will bring more traffic and resource/service utilization into an area that they feel can't cope with extra strain. Then I think there's a strain of thought that feels that MDUs will basically turn Nassau into Queens, and that if one wants apartments, they should go to Queens to find them. Plus, the perverse property tax situation creates a meme among the ignorant that apartment dwellers don't pay taxes, and thus, they're leeches upon the system. It's still silly that it's nearly impossible to build a few apartment buildings within walking distance of a train station on Long Island. As somebody who may have to liquidate an overpriced home, I'd kill to sell at what my parents purchased the home for in 2006, but I may consider renting out the excess space to pay off the property tax. I'd prefer to stay on the Island, but there are so few townhouses, and for varying reasons, I am not interested in a garden apartment co-op in Queens. It's silly to see so many senior developments pop up, but nothing for somebody in their late twenties and thirties with no kids. Purely anecdotal, but I think that LI drivers are the worst in this country. While LI drivers reaffirm my roadgeek desire for drivers with poor skills to use public transit, I think driving in NYC is far worse. In contrast, Jersey isn't too bad, especially if you're not on NJ 17 in Paramus. |
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