They want it for the money, they’re going for the big one 100%. Don’t be stupid

I don’t think you know what the point of your statement was either.

If the tolls kick in and people feel the pain, they’ll go after anyone and everyone who supported it. It will be as bad, or worse, than how crime was portrayed during 2022.

Many appointees are cronyism anyways, of course some of them can't explain it lol. Look no further than the DOT commissioner. Does Ydanis have a planning degree or know about running an agency with thousands of employees? How to coordinate projects and create quality teams? Be a strong leader? I think not, based on what I see!

Yeah but the blocks they are talking about, which is most likely 32nd-34th street between 6th and 7th Ave, is quite underbuilt and there are only a handful of one story retail there on the 34th street side and theres a hotel on the 32nd street side that is getting demolished. I think it's a great idea and would reopen Penn Station to return to it's former glory

You missed the point of the statement and it’s follow up, but keep the tangential reference to the subjective interpretation of the word ‘claim’ as the basis of your inquiry.

Data looks cool, but I would like to SEE how things actually look in places like London. Especially after they implement their next wave of congestion tolls for ULEZones.

No different than de Blasios appointees in “thriveNYC” and previous Mayors various “officials”.

Yes they use the vans as well. The bikes they use in Manhattan all over the place and also via Whole Foods. This is in essence studying "mini logistics" systems, you send the truck to unload at a mini warehouse and then use cargo bikes or other sort of micro vehicles to ship out the goods. Gorilla and Getr use(d) this model as well. It doesn't necessarily make sense to use a van or truck for all cases.

Amazon is quickly transfering their fleet to EVs, so they’re already significantly decreasing costs. I’ve been seeing their rivian based vans all over the place.

I am confused by what you mean, the study was released? You can read it here: https://new.mta.info/project/CBDTP/environmental-assessment

There's over 1,000 pages... so I ask again what do you mean by claiming to do the study? It has been done. What's happening now is the MTA is waiting for the FHWA to complete its in house review. If they respond to comments with disapproval or conditional approval it means the study will need to be modified, but it's already been done and submitted in draft form last year. Sorry but no idea what you are trying to say about FOX news and influence?

It’s common sense, when you hang out late in Manhattan, the best way to get home is in a car (rideshare/yellow cab), because who wants to take the train late at night?

Ride-share and taxis will be subjected to congestion tolls too. You’ll be better off hanging out in Queens or Brooklyn.

His role? Why it’s to collect a sweet paycheck from the taxpayers of NY, accept bribes from interest groups, and have fun partying with his good friend Eric! Now stop asking silly questions you meddlesome reporters…

I can't find the detailed study (if it was done or just a prelim conceptual review) but it looks like they proposed 350-500 feet tunnel depth which maybe would clear the subway tunnels. I imagine they couldn't ignore these conflicts so maybe that was what led to this depth.

Can’t wait for the Knicks to ask the Nets to play at Barclays while this happens, Nets say know, and we get the NJ or LI Knicks for a few years.

What do studies have to do with financing and sociopolitical influence? Ah yes, keep believing that the major outlets aren’t reflections of their financial backers and I will have FOX News and Rupert Murdoch to sell y’a.

no i mean, what good have Republicans and Trump done for black Americans?

Next time you're crossing the street and walking through total gridlock, try to count how many cars you see with license plates that don't start with a T

Then you'll realize this won't work and it's just a way to funnel more money into the blackhole that is the MTA's budget

It's a phenomenon of traffic calming principles: narrower roadway makes you wanna drive slower and more carefully cause you feel like you're gonna clip the walls or adjacent vehicles. Tunnels do that quite well. You could get similar effects on a highway if you narrowed each lane and even put overgrowing shrubs and trees along the walls that make you feel like the road is even smaller.

It’s the same thing with anti-Asian hate. Thousands of Asian Americans being viciously attacked and nobody cares. But if there’s some way to blame it on White Supremacy and by association, the right, then the issue hits the front page. Nobody actually cares about the victims unless it can be weaponized to further their own sociopolitical interests and agenda.

I agree, CBE seems more pressing tbh when there is already a proposal for the BQE to rebuild the cantilever into a basic and cheaper to maintain box-structure with park space on top. DOT is kicking off a multi-million dollar study for the CBE but I don't foresee capping ever happening really

But then how would we turn that into a trillion dollar project that takes 80 years?

Bds movement and anti zionism is just another smoother way.

Total number of people who died becsue of nazis due to ww2

The entirety of Hudson Yards Phase 1 cost $25 billion and they built something like EIGHT skyscrapers, malls, and the biggest cantilever deck over rail in the world I think. The proposed area where Phase 2 is (to the west) doesn't need the same complex cantilever structure so I kind of agree the cost estimate is insane, I can't see how it should cost almost 1/3 the cost of the entire Phase 1.