Comments on: Port Authority wants to free up traffic at New Jersey river crossings http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/ A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:09:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-544 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:00 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-544 <em>The only solution, I’m afraid, is lower overall capacity or pricing. And pricing is the best deal, by far.</em> What about another river crossing? The only solution, I’m afraid, is lower overall capacity or pricing. And pricing is the best deal, by far.

What about another river crossing?

]]> By: Louis http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-542 Louis Thu, 17 May 2007 08:46:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-542 I'm with Marsha. Electronic tolling is a good idea, but IN NO WAY will it ease long-term traffic. Maybe for a week. Maybe. Besides, doesn't the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel jam every day anyway? The only reason that they are even somewhat tolerable is because all the traffic is behind you at the toll booth! Imagine if it was a free for all into the tunnel! The only solution, I'm afraid, is lower overall capacity or pricing. And pricing is the best deal, by far. I’m with Marsha.

Electronic tolling is a good idea, but IN NO WAY will it ease long-term traffic. Maybe for a week. Maybe. Besides, doesn’t the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel jam every day anyway? The only reason that they are even somewhat tolerable is because all the traffic is behind you at the toll booth! Imagine if it was a free for all into the tunnel!

The only solution, I’m afraid, is lower overall capacity or pricing. And pricing is the best deal, by far.

]]> By: stepheneliot http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-543 stepheneliot Wed, 16 May 2007 19:08:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-543 Although it's not altogether the same as a drive to and from New Jersey from New York City, but when my wife and I drive to San Diego from Los Angeles there's a small stretch of road that's tolled. It's up to the driver whether he or she elects to pay a price for a road with fewer cars, more scenic value and which allows the luxury of driving without the congestion of traffic. The free highway is the alternative , but the price paid can be incalculable in terms of annoyance and stress The driver has a choice of paying an individual toll at a particular section of the route or pay a one time fee for the year whereby he/she has an electronic device in his car that receives a signal at a particular section of highway that records the car's passing and marks that the toll has been previously paid. This proces is simple and unobtrusive and can be duplicated on any toll highway in the country. I trust the Port Authority has the wisdom to put through an E-Z pass for New Yorkers whose road rage ranks fourth in the country. Folks may live a little longer when the pressures of driving are taken off their shoulders and have time to smell purrplele violets during their travels to and from the Garden State. Although it’s not altogether the same as a drive to and from New Jersey from New York City, but when my wife and I drive to San Diego from Los Angeles there’s a small stretch of road that’s tolled. It’s up to the driver whether he or she elects to pay a price for a road with fewer cars, more scenic value and which allows the luxury of driving without the congestion of traffic. The free highway is the alternative , but the price paid can be incalculable in terms of annoyance and stress

The driver has a choice of paying an individual toll at a particular section of the route or pay a one time fee for the year whereby he/she has an electronic device in his car that receives a signal at a particular section of highway that records the car’s passing and marks that the toll has been previously paid. This proces is simple and unobtrusive and can be duplicated on any toll highway in the country. I trust the Port Authority has the wisdom to put through an E-Z pass for New Yorkers whose road rage ranks fourth in the country. Folks may live a little longer when the pressures of driving are taken off their shoulders and have time to smell purrplele violets during their travels to and from the Garden State.

]]> By: Marsha http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-541 Marsha Wed, 16 May 2007 12:41:41 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/16/port-authority-wants-to-free-up-traffic-at-new-jersey-river-crossings/#comment-541 The elimination of tollbooths must be combined with Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan. If it is easier and faster to cross the river, more cars might be encouraged to drive into Manhattan, defeating the environmental benefits of improved air quality at the crossings themselves. The elimination of tollbooths must be combined with Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion plan. If it is easier and faster to cross the river, more cars might be encouraged to drive into Manhattan, defeating the environmental benefits of improved air quality at the crossings themselves.

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