Comments on: Wrong time, right idea for G train activists http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/04/09/wrong-time-right-idea-for-g-train-activists/ A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 23:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/04/09/wrong-time-right-idea-for-g-train-activists/#comment-32795 Chris Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:40:23 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=780#comment-32795 Yes, Ben. But the fact that they specificially cited Congestion Pricing as the reason they weren't going to make improvements to the G is leading me to suspect that it will become the MTA's new crutch when they come under any pressure to improve service. Yes, Ben. But the fact that they specificially cited Congestion Pricing as the reason they weren’t going to make improvements to the G is leading me to suspect that it will become the MTA’s new crutch when they come under any pressure to improve service.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/04/09/wrong-time-right-idea-for-g-train-activists/#comment-32773 Benjamin Kabak Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:11:01 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=780#comment-32773 To be fair, Chris, the MTA had to scale back the planned G service increases <em>before</em> congestion pricing failed. So this is really just the icing on the cake. To be fair, Chris, the MTA had to scale back the planned G service increases before congestion pricing failed. So this is really just the icing on the cake.

]]> By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/04/09/wrong-time-right-idea-for-g-train-activists/#comment-32772 Chris Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:04:04 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=780#comment-32772 Welcome to the post-Congestion-Pricing MTA: whenever riders make demands, tell them, "sorry, we don't have the money because Congestion Pricing got canned." Never mind that they will continue to be horribly corrupt, inept, and inefficient. Welcome to the post-Congestion-Pricing MTA: whenever riders make demands, tell them, “sorry, we don’t have the money because Congestion Pricing got canned.”

Never mind that they will continue to be horribly corrupt, inept, and inefficient.

]]> By: The Secret Conductor http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/04/09/wrong-time-right-idea-for-g-train-activists/#comment-32743 The Secret Conductor Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:29:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=780#comment-32743 Man... you know what, I just don't understand who can be against the congestion plan. The only reason why I would have been against it is that I could not get a promise that they would use no less than 80% of the money on MTA projects and service ONLY. What is worst, unless I am mistaken, is that this all was supposed to be a trail. It was supposed to be a, "lets see if we can work this out" 300+ million dollars just to see if it would work. I feel sorry for the G train riders, for the F train and all the riders of the queens corridor, 7 train riders, 1,2,3, 4,5,6 riders, A, C train riders and J train riders who loosing Congestion pricing will directly effect your commute. I feel sorry for the Metro north riders who have no service everytime it rains, and LIRR riders who need access to the east side but have to go to the west side first. I don't know what is going to happen next. Man… you know what, I just don’t understand who can be against the congestion plan. The only reason why I would have been against it is that I could not get a promise that they would use no less than 80% of the money on MTA projects and service ONLY.

What is worst, unless I am mistaken, is that this all was supposed to be a trail. It was supposed to be a, “lets see if we can work this out” 300+ million dollars just to see if it would work.

I feel sorry for the G train riders, for the F train and all the riders of the queens corridor, 7 train riders, 1,2,3, 4,5,6 riders, A, C train riders and J train riders who loosing Congestion pricing will directly effect your commute. I feel sorry for the Metro north riders who have no service everytime it rains, and LIRR riders who need access to the east side but have to go to the west side first.

I don’t know what is going to happen next.

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