Isn't this literally how MIH works in NYC?

Counterpoint: it might do us all some good to relax for a second and enjoy a beautiful day

for your perusal: dot.nj.gov/targetzero/p...

Don't most new transportation projects undergo some kind of alternatives analysis as part of their EA/EIS?

Anyway here are a few potentially relevant items:

yes, which is why NJ's Target Zero Action Plan includes land use-related items!

At least, that's the trigger for NYC's rent stabilization laws. (Currently sitting at 1.4%!)

Vacancy rate under 5%

Property taxes, parking fees and transit zone levies on major employers 😈

If they have to subsidize it anyway, what's the difference? I'm skeptical of *only* free buses (but still fares for subway), but I don't get why (e.g.) police is fully free, yet isn't seen as "welfare" like transit supposedly would be. After all, private security is an option for the wealthy, no?

I'm sorry, the business downstairs smells like fresh-baked cinnamon rolls and they're COMPLAINING?

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try the hudson river greenway!

smdh, how could bike lanes do this? 😔

I wonder how much the cost of living has squeezed people enough that most feel like they can't afford to post high-quality stuff "for free" anymore. Or are too exhausted/stressed to do so.

Then again I guess the algos probably boost monetized content too

idk in my experience the most conservative people I've met in nyc were born and raised (or proudly claim to "have lived here for xx years")

Joined via the link just as you were giving testimony. Great job pointing out the absurdity of simultaneously asking for smaller buildings and more affordability. And that Soho/Noho was upzoned for a reason.

I was also moved by the guy saying that preferences shouldn't outweigh essential needs.

It's also a result of the way they set up false choices. When you have to pick one option, and one can be done quicker, people will pick that. But we shouldn't have to choose between quickly implementing useful safe on-street infrastructure, and taking the time to build beautiful waterfront spaces

The population of just one of NYC's five boroughs is larger than 14 different states!

During the pandemic, urban issues were centered for the briefest moment, resulting in one of the most vicious cultural backlashes in recent memory. All of the values that urban residents care about were labeled "woke", and here is where that led us.

It's exactly the opposite. Suburban/rural opinions are privileged and urban voices systematically disparaged and diminished.

"Dumbass, you haven't considered how this would inconvenience me, personally!"

"My grandma rode the bus once in 1980 and it was slow"

Gotta love people living in a metro with the most rapidly improving transit service and bike network in the nation saying "they need to improve alternatives first" and talking like only a fool would ever imagine that change is possible

Amtrak Surfliner has this!

Time to legalize ACUs (Accessory Commercial Units). Let people convert their garage into a neighborhood convenience store, bookstore, coffeeshop, pub, etc.

I'm assuming this is more symptomatic of how few units actually get built in Manhattan overall?

Gotcha, so the contrast here is that private intercity coach buses (Peter Pan, Greyhound) are by definition not public. Makes sense.

What side of the road to they drive on in PA?

It's so ridiculous that these two agencies don't even try to organize some pulse transfers. I can't count how many times my SEPTA train is pulling into Trenton just as the NJT train is leaving.

Just to be clear, by "public transit" here you mean the train?

I would be if my neighborhood couldn't even get those. They do have a non-negligible traffic calming effect (even if people double-park all up and down them)

Congestion pricing has helped a lot there!