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Originally Posted by BBMW
You guys are missing the point. Don't let the buses into Manhattan, period. If Jersey commuters want it, it will be on a train. Less pollution, less congestion, better use of very valuable land.
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No, I think you're missing the point. If your concern is pollution and congestion, the answer is banning cars from Manhattab, not busses. If you remove busses from the Lincoln tunnel, you're going to get MORE cars. Studies have shown that EVERY SINGLE time you increase capacity for cars on highways, bridges, and tunnels, you get more traffics because you encourage more people to DRIVE.
The Port Authority is a bi-state agency, meaning NJ picks up half the cost. It's unfair to force thousands of NJ commuters to pay a double to transfer to already full trains. Especially when over half of them WALk to their destination from the bus terminal.
I didn't see you complaining about the valuable land the PA owns at the World Trade Center site. The WTC doesn't even have anything to do with commuting, using your logic, that site should have been sold to developers in order to raise billions for transit. When you have state agencies that provide mass transit, not everything should be about money. It should be about how to best serve your constituents with the shortest commute times possible.