This is exactly whats wrong with NY - and people wonder why the streets are crowded, because the subways are crappy and everyone catches cabs.
Stuff like this drives me crazy and makes me want to move to Europe or anywhere but here.
Hey Bloomberg want to solve congestion on New York roads....? Instead of adding a 'city congestion tax' and making money why not outsource the running and cleaning of all NY subways to someone like Macquarie Bank in Australia - they specialise in public/private partnerships (tollways,airports,water supply etc) - like seriously when was the last time you saw anyone cleaning a subway station floor.
Cheers,
Dean
P.S. Yeh I know I've bitched about it before http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/quality-of-life-in-ny.html but seriously it's getting ridiculous.
Great idea! I think Mayor Nanny Bloomie is a very arrogant man. I also highly doubt he rides the subway that much. He's the mayor, I want someone driving him around so he can work and make calls and stuff. New Yorkers shouldn't want him wasting all that time on the subway.
ReplyDeleteWe all have to wonder what Bloomberg is really thinking of with this congestion pricing tax scheme. Maybe he mostly just wants a new tax. Just wrap it up in ‘concern for the environment’, and then people can just demonize those who oppose it.
If he cares so much about traffic jams, congestion and air pollution, why does he let Park Avenue be blocked off? Why doesn’t he do anything about that?
It's true, Pershing Square Restaurant blocks Park Avenue going South at 42nd St. for about 12 hours a day/5 months of the year! This Causes Massive Congestion and Air Pollution!
But apparently it does not bother NYC’s Nanny-in-Chief Mike “Congestion Pricing Tax” Bloomberg?
It certainly supports his claim that the city is hugely congested.
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