Good Luck NY LCF'rs...
07-10-17, 10:19 AM
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Good Luck NY LCF'rs...
Rush hour snafu...
"What has befallen the New York City subway in the past few years—climbing ridership and plummeting on-time performance—is like a bad stomach bug. It is nigh impossible to track down the exact culprit..." ~NYT
"What has befallen the New York City subway in the past few years—climbing ridership and plummeting on-time performance—is like a bad stomach bug. It is nigh impossible to track down the exact culprit..." ~NYT
07-10-17, 10:28 AM
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The fact of the matter is that bicycle is the fastest way to make trips of even up to 15 or 20 miles across the city. The ONLY close competition is between the bicycle and subway.
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07-10-17, 10:30 AM
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07-10-17, 10:32 AM
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"Climbing ridership and 24 hour service". Wow, it really is a failure!
https://www.wired.com/story/nyc-subway-fixes/
https://www.wired.com/story/nyc-subway-fixes/
07-10-17, 10:35 AM
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"...more than two dozen rush-hour trains on the long island rail road will be canceled or rerouted at pennsylvania station in new york this summer as commuters brace for a “summer of hell,” officials said monday...
Without a discount, she wrote, “I’m paying $300 a month to travel out of the way and take an extra 30 minutes on a subway to get to work...”
Without a discount, she wrote, “I’m paying $300 a month to travel out of the way and take an extra 30 minutes on a subway to get to work...”
07-10-17, 10:39 AM
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Of course... LCF because you have to living there (or Uber or Yellow Cab, if you call that car-free).
07-10-17, 10:51 AM
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Even those with cars think hard before using them. First, you have to give up your parking place, then deal with traffic, then hunt around or pay big bucks to park at your destination, only to repeat the process, and hope you can find a spot to park when you get home.
I lived in Manhattan for many years. I had a car which I used mainly to (reverse) commute to my business in the near burbs. I lived by the parking rules because I'd often be parked where it became illegal at 7AM. However, I'd rarely use the car use the car for errands in town because it was too much hassle.
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WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
07-10-17, 11:40 AM
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Understood. Been there several times over the years-- taxi from the A/P to hotel and cabs to anywhere else. I wouldn't last a second driving there and if I lived there I would have no use for a car but, I probably wouldn't last a second riding a bike there either.
07-10-17, 11:58 AM
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Been living in NYC for a few decades now; it's not too bad:
Depending on where you live and destination; you'll have a few options.
Bus, subway/metro, ferry boat, yellow cab/Uber, there's always the old standby - walking.
The city has been laying more bike lanes; and bike share system is expanding.
Bus, subway/metro, ferry boat, yellow cab/Uber, there's always the old standby - walking.
The city has been laying more bike lanes; and bike share system is expanding.
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07-10-17, 01:03 PM
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07-10-17, 08:00 PM
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It was all an innocent move on my part; really. First off, that was the only time I rode with that club.
For all I know; 4 elederly gentlemen could have shown up. Secondly, I'm always experimenting with
camera placement. Here's a G rated clip then:
First off, that was the only time I rode with that club.For all I know; 4 elederly gentlemen could have shown up. Secondly, I'm always experimenting with
camera placement. Here's a G rated clip then:
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07-21-17, 09:12 AM
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So... you don't live in NYC and you have no idea how more than 20K cyclists can ride there or how millions of motorists drive there... but you know that you could not. Fair enough. What I wonder is the purpose of this thread. Information? Condemnation? Relief? Concern? What?
07-21-17, 09:37 AM
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So... you don't live in NYC and you have no idea how more than 20K cyclists can ride there or how millions of motorists drive there... but you know that you could not. Fair enough. What I wonder is the purpose of this thread. Information? Condemnation? Relief? Concern? What?
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You don't need to worry about New Yorker's, we're tough and resilient. Save your concern for the citizens of Ohio or Philadelphia or Wisconsin who are topping (killing) themselves by the thousands, because they don't even have a crumbling mass transit system as extensive as NYC's, and they haven't worked in a year, and there is no money for even gas, forget insurance or routine maintenance of an automobile.
07-21-17, 10:47 AM
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You don't need to worry about New Yorker's, we're tough and resilient. Save your concern for the citizens of Ohio or Philadelphia or Wisconsin who are topping (killing) themselves by the thousands, because they don't even have a crumbling mass transit system as extensive as NYC's, and they haven't worked in a year, and there is no money for even gas, forget insurance or routine maintenance of an automobile.
However, I agree that we know how to take care of ourselves in NY, despite the "handicap" of our low car ownership rates.
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“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
07-21-17, 02:14 PM
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