Comments on: Congestion fee plan could lead to a $767 million MTA outlay http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1523 Tom Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:48:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1523 No Fare Hikes is all I can say, considering property taxes have gone up 67% in the past 5 years, water bills have gone 20% in the past two years with another 18% hike looming, electric bills up 12% recently, and some of the highest taxes altogether. This fare hike proposed I think releates to congestion pricing, if we are going to get people off the road shouldn't we increase federal funding, cut fares, spending in order to get more people using mass transit. Ridership in the past 10 years has gone to record highs a 15% increase, not to mention 4 years of budget surpluses. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-mta-fair-hike.html No Fare Hikes is all I can say, considering property taxes have gone up 67% in the past 5 years, water bills have gone 20% in the past two years with another 18% hike looming, electric bills up 12% recently, and some of the highest taxes altogether. This fare hike proposed I think releates to congestion pricing, if we are going to get people off the road shouldn’t we increase federal funding, cut fares, spending in order to get more people using mass transit. Ridership in the past 10 years has gone to record highs a 15% increase, not to mention 4 years of budget surpluses.

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]]> By: The SUBWAYblogger http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1522 The SUBWAYblogger Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:12:07 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1522 <blockquote>...should flow into the MTA’s coffers.</blockquote> I think that "should" needs to be bold, and size 100 font. :-)

…should flow into the MTA’s coffers.

I think that “should” needs to be bold, and size 100 font. :-)

]]> By: Marc Shepherd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1524 Marc Shepherd Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:39:42 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/10/08/congestion-fee-plan-could-lead-to-a-767-million-mta-outlay/#comment-1524 <I>Meanwhile, for proponents of the congestion fee, these numbers are troubling.</I> Troubling? To the contrary, they're exactly what we want. The whole point of congestion pricing is to incent people to take mass transit. The MTA's study simply shows that, lo and behold, people are going to do exactly what we expected. Some of the numbers are probably padded. While many subway stations need renovations, I find it difficult to believe that any of them are absolutely <I>required</I> before congestion pricing can be implemented. Meanwhile, for proponents of the congestion fee, these numbers are troubling.

Troubling? To the contrary, they’re exactly what we want. The whole point of congestion pricing is to incent people to take mass transit. The MTA’s study simply shows that, lo and behold, people are going to do exactly what we expected.

Some of the numbers are probably padded. While many subway stations need renovations, I find it difficult to believe that any of them are absolutely required before congestion pricing can be implemented.

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