Congestion Pricing Will Likely Be Held Hostage by Trump, Cuomo Says (income, income tax)

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

wow, very interesting if true, but that doesn't make any sense. There's a heafty toll already at the Lincoln tunnel and a toll at the Queens Midtown Tunnel both ways.


They should build a tunnel from Jersey to LI anyways

Boston's "Big Dig" tunnel hot mess of a rat hole was likely the last such project in USA for a long, long time.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig

https://www.roadtraffic-technology.c...jects/big_dig/

https://www.boston.com/uncategorized...ials-determine

Even Seattle couldn't do it much cheaper either: https://www.king5.com/article/news/l...b-c57339cb6482


East Side Access is millions over budget and exceedingly late: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...gqu-story.html

So imagine just what a hot mess any tunnel going from LI to NJ would be.....

Besides NYC/NYS has a more pressing issue; that crumbling Brooklyn Queens Expressway (and Gowanus not far behind) that is going to fall down if not redone.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by HandsUpThumbsDown

Elon Musk is a snake oil salesman who hasn't the experience or expertise to take on a project of that magnitude

It's funny you say that because I've met several wealthy individuals who absolutely hate the guy and give him no credit for anything. But the facts don't lie, the man is an absolute genius. He literally taught himself rocket science and is the first person to figure out how to pinpoint land upright and re-use spacecrafts for pennies on the dollar of anyone else. He made electric cars cool and is on track to single-handedly re-make the entire auto industry.

Haters gonna hate

[HandsUpThumbsDown]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

It's funny you say that because I've met several wealthy individuals who absolutely hate the guy and give him no credit for anything. But the facts don't lie, the man is an absolute genius. He literally taught himself rocket science and is the first person to figure out how to pinpoint land upright and re-use spacecrafts for pennies on the dollar of anyone else. He made electric cars cool and is on track to single-handedly re-make the entire auto industry.

Haters gonna hate

Maybe you're right. Wake me up when he's completed any kind of tunnel project that scales.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by HandsUpThumbsDown

Maybe you're right. Wake me up when he's completed any kind of tunnel project that scales.

This is true, but the city of Chicago is the first big paying client for Boring and we'll see soon enough how that works out

[HandsUpThumbsDown]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

This is true, but the city of Chicago is the first big paying client for Boring and we'll see soon enough how that works out

Eh, Chicago seems to be less enthused about that than before. It doesn't look like it's gonna happen

[Dangerous-Boy]

good


DJT would have made a better mayor than president


expand the subways and regional rail before putting congestion pricing into effect.


Robert moses made his mark this city unfortunately.

[HandsUpThumbsDown]

Originally Posted by Dangerous-Boy

good


DJT would have made a better mayor than president


expand the subways and regional rail before putting congestion pricing into effect.


Robert moses made his mark this city unfortunately.

How would they raise the funds for the rail ?

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Dangerous-Boy

good


DJT would have made a better mayor than president


expand the subways and regional rail before putting congestion pricing into effect.


Robert moses made his mark this city unfortunately.

Lol the point of congestion pricing is to PAY for the subways and other MTA improvements.

[sirtiger]

Lol the point of congestion pricing is to PAY for the subways and other MTA incompetence & corruption .

Fixed

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by sirtiger

Fixed

LOL, but ya know you're not supposed to do that, right?