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crzwdjk on April 19, 2006 - 2:16am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
Bureaucracy is a fact of life in the NYC transportation scene, with the possible exception of Port Authority, as well as major emergencies (they sure rebuilt the subways pretty fast after 9/11). The sad thing is, in the time that they've spent studying and considering how they're going to implement BRT, I could have, personally, with maybe a dozen helpers, have built a streetcar line or three. Maybe I'll still do this.
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The Interloafer on April 19, 2006 - 9:44am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
In the first half of the 20th century, when oil was scarce, the city built hundreds of miles of subway rail throughout the city. In the second half of the 20th century, when it was expensive, not a mile of rail was built.  I think as oil continues to become more expensive, it will become politically easier to build BRT or light rail or subway tunnels again.
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