Comments on: Transportation Alliance calls for dedicated MTA funding source http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/23/transportation-alliance-calls-for-dedicated-mta-funding-source/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gary http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/23/transportation-alliance-calls-for-dedicated-mta-funding-source/#comment-20250 Gary Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:34:42 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/01/23/transportation-alliance-calls-for-dedicated-mta-funding-source/#comment-20250 Ben, did you see the article yesterday about the PATH upgrades? Good stuff they're doing over at the Port Authority. More trains, better signaling, all new trains, station renovations, the works. And it's getting paid for, in part, by jacking the tolls for cars. It's congestion pricing on the Hudson side. I meant to post on the ESTA thing, they really have the right of it. It all comes down to money, reliable money, and where to get it. Not from the riders - from the drivers. Driving into this city must be made to reflect the costs to society, and subsidize the mass transit that makes driving possible. This is going to be an uphill climb, but worth it in the end. Ben, did you see the article yesterday about the PATH upgrades? Good stuff they’re doing over at the Port Authority. More trains, better signaling, all new trains, station renovations, the works. And it’s getting paid for, in part, by jacking the tolls for cars.

It’s congestion pricing on the Hudson side.

I meant to post on the ESTA thing, they really have the right of it. It all comes down to money, reliable money, and where to get it. Not from the riders - from the drivers. Driving into this city must be made to reflect the costs to society, and subsidize the mass transit that makes driving possible.

This is going to be an uphill climb, but worth it in the end.

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