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12-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CleanCutHippie
Even if there were more buses on LI, no person who is mentally stable will ever ride them. They are a show on wheels
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Not sure what that is supposed to mean but I would think anyone with an ounce of grey matter would prefer taking mass transit (that has its own lane or an elevated rail) over sitting in a car stuck in a traffic jam while all the morons ahead of him are gawking at someone getting pulled over or a fender bender.
If LI had a decent & reliable mass transit system, I can guarantee you more people would be taking mass transit than driving.
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12-27-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CleanCutHippie
Even if there were more buses on LI, no person who is mentally stable will ever ride them. They are a show on wheels
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That isn't so at all. I rode them for years. You take the same bus everyday for a while, there are people you get to know, and have friendly conversations with. And, many of the drivers are really nice, professional, and helpful.
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12-27-2008, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by omigawd
Not sure what that is supposed to mean but I would think anyone with an ounce of grey matter would prefer taking mass transit (that has its own lane or an elevated rail) over sitting in a car stuck in a traffic jam while all the morons ahead of him are gawking at someone getting pulled over or a fender bender.
If LI had a decent & reliable mass transit system, I can guarantee you more people would be taking mass transit than driving.
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Let me know when that happens. They are cutting service and raising rates now so i don't see that happening anytime soon. |
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12-27-2008, 03:16 PM
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Let me know when that happens. They are cutting service and raising rates now so i don't see that happening anytime soon.
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It's exactly why we need to get involved and let the politicians know that they must approve a rescue plan for the MTA. It will be cheaper to do it now than pay much more later. |
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12-27-2008, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Johninwestbury
It's exactly why we need to get involved and let the politicians know that they must approve a rescue plan for the MTA. It will be cheaper to do it now than pay much more later.
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What exactly do you mean by rescue plan for the MTA?
You do realize, don't you, that Long Island Transit is only a small part of the MTA?? |
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12-27-2008, 06:02 PM
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Let me know when that happens. They are cutting service and raising rates now so i don't see that happening anytime soon.
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I didn't say it was going to happen. What I said was that anyone with a brain in their skull would prefer this type of mass transit over sitting in a traffic jam......
And, yeah, obviously, with all the economic problems lately, this wouldn't happen any time in the foreseeable future. |
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12-27-2008, 09:38 PM
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I never took the bus in my life until one day over the summer I was stranded down by the Wantagh train station and didn't feel like walking the 2 miles or so back to my house, so I hopped on one. It was DEFINITELY worth the $2.25 and I've taken it a few times since then just for the hell of it.
Unfortunately, any time I want to I have to plan my whole day around when the buses are running....
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12-28-2008, 04:56 AM
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Why wouldn't a subway be possible in Nassau or Suffolk? there are already subways on Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens). Also it would be cheaper to build light rail
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12-28-2008, 05:30 AM
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Why wouldn't a subway be possible in Nassau or Suffolk? there are already subways on Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens). Also it would be cheaper to build light rail
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I don't think there's much under us to support tunnels. LI is mostly a big pile of stuff left over from glaciers. |
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12-28-2008, 07:23 AM
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Why wouldn't a subway be possible in Nassau or Suffolk? there are already subways on Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens). Also it would be cheaper to build light rail
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The deep ground of LI isn't stable enough or deep enough to support a subway system. The structure of LI changes as you go from Qns/Bklyn out east. |
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