[lbo-talk] NY blocks mayor's congestion plan

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Apr 8 11:39:15 PDT 2008


On Apr 8, 2008, at 2:36 PM, John Thornton wrote:
> When I lived in Manhattan years ago I lived on the east side.
> I didn't own a car and didn't recall that being a problem or the east
> side being a transit desert.
> Has NYC changed that much?
> Is the east side really a transit desert?

No, it's not. Besides, driving to compensate for the lack of a subway on the far east side would be pretty silly - either they'd be spending $30 on a garage or 45 minutes looking for a parking spot on the street.

Doug



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