tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post7944942050356252223..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Other Communities Work Harder Resolving Thorny Transit IssuesJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-86968933870132149732008-03-31T12:01:00.000-05:002008-03-31T12:01:00.000-05:00To Anonymous:New York City has growing population:...To Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>New York City has growing population:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr121306.shtml<BR/><BR/>Nearly 40% of the City of Milwaukee's residents do not have access to a car, so they can't hop in their car like you do.<BR/><BR/>Facts are not your strong suit.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-48903459578265807112008-03-31T09:20:00.000-05:002008-03-31T09:20:00.000-05:00As someone who grew up in New York City I know of ...As someone who grew up in New York City I know of what you speak. Any you speak ignorance. The New York City Transit System, except for the Island of Manhattan, stinks. That is why everyone in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx owns cars.<BR/><BR/>The idea that an area like Milwaukee with its population density could possibly put in a mass transit system that would be actually used (unless you consider driving empty busses around all night use) is absurd.<BR/><BR/>Why would I choose to stand on a street corner on a 5 degree day in winter while the snow comes down on my head waiting for "mass transit" instead of getting into my warm car, turning up the heater and the tunes, and driving to my destination?<BR/><BR/>5 million New Yorkers aren't wrong - that is what they do every day.<BR/><BR/>You should realize also that "time based pricing" doesn't solve the problem What about the poor person who needs to get to work in the middle of the time based pricing uptick? Do they tell their boss "I need a raise because the city just created another unfunded mandate?"<BR/><BR/>Find a better use for my money that you steal to support your useless notions. The only way this will every work is if you compel my participation. <BR/><BR/>Postscript: There is a reason why NYC has lost millions of residents and hundreds if not thousands of major businesses. It's called ideas like this imposed by people like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-17226074023047099792008-03-27T09:35:00.000-05:002008-03-27T09:35:00.000-05:00Instead of a sales tax, why not increase the gasol...Instead of a sales tax, why not increase the gasoline tax?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com