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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Dec 27 16:08:00 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by trainsarefun on Sun Dec 27 15:05:14 2009. So is it a good idea to spend tens or hundreds of millions of dollars so that a few hundred or maybe a thousand people have slightly shorter drives?If you believe like Jared that there's a magical source of extra potential ridership that the LIRR is missing out on, or that a thousand more riders is worth any cost, then yes, it's a good idea. If you believe that the marginal environmental improvements from reduced traffic, petroleum consumption, and carbon emissions are worth the cost, then yes, it's a good idea. Otherwise, if you look at it from a strict cost-benefit analysis, there's plenty of other things you can do first. |
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