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DATE | 2016-06-17 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout-NYLXS] this man is a complete fucking idiot
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On 06/17/2016 02:58 PM, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com): > >> Mayor Bill de Blasio is complete idiot... >> >> details to follow after Shabbos! >> >> http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/transport/2015/03/de_blasio_s_ferry_plan_for_new_york_it_s_a_bad_idea_ferries_almost_always.html > > As you suggest, the ferry systems in San Francisco Bay (not just those > reaching San Francisco itself) carry few people and are too expensive, > and this is typical of what happens with such systems generally. > > I would think the best alternative for NYC would be a major expansion / > revamp of the subway system. This project would not be as pretty as > ferries, and (more to the immediate point) probably would extend over a > few years, risking a different administration getting the political > benefits. > > For the Bay Area, what is truly needed is good regional light rail. > Unfortunately, instead it has the BART system, which honestly has been > such a planning, operational, and financial disaster that it needs to be > scrapped and rebuilt from scratch before it will work well. > > _______________________________________________ > hangout mailing list > hangout-at-nylxs.com > http://www.nylxs.com/ > http://nypost.com/2014/01/27/lirr-to-grand-central-plan-could-be-1-5b-more-than-expected/
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