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blockytraditionalist t1_je3dgar wrote

I've passed the place more times than I can count in the dead of night after work. It used to be a psych ward and may one day become apartments (or so I'm told).

Assuming that's true, just..

Hell To The F**king No

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takemynerjy OP t1_je38ocn wrote

Not congestion pricing. It doesn't scale with real time congestion. NYC's program will be the first in the country.

You can't conclude people will pay whatever it takes to ride the road based on pathetically low tolls relative to the full social cost of driving. CP is another policy with lots of research behind it. It works.

It negates widening.

I propose alternatives in the petition.

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takemynerjy OP t1_je37om7 wrote

The tolls we have don't reduce congestion. Only congestion pricing reduces congestion by reducing driving. We don't have CP because it's politically toxic. See: NJ politicians reacting to NYC doing CP.

If you want congestion pricing instead of widening the road, I'm with you. It doesn't justify widening though. CP replaces widening, in fact.

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Snoo_35864 OP t1_je36i4d wrote

Reply to comment by srddave in Be careful out there by Snoo_35864

No, just water. Internet says if you want to test for Lyme, put in a baggie with a moistened paper towel. If tick dries out, you can't test. Also if tick has chemicals on it, they can't test. Fwiw, this tick was DOA.

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