Comments on: It’s Baaaack. Congestion Pricing. http://subwayblogger.com/2008/08/03/congestion-pricing-back/ The only blog written from the NYC Subway system Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CDJunior http://subwayblogger.com/2008/08/03/congestion-pricing-back/comment-page-1/#comment-46406 CDJunior Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:48:27 +0000 http://subwayblogger.com/?p=1221#comment-46406 Current state is "S Hole", more increases, less clean, this sounds like Abe Beame talking. I want to know if it's possible to sell some of the line and make it a private corporation like the post office. Current state is “S Hole”, more increases, less clean, this sounds like Abe Beame talking. I want to know if it’s possible to sell some of the line and make it a private corporation like the post office.

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://subwayblogger.com/2008/08/03/congestion-pricing-back/comment-page-1/#comment-46373 Angus Grieve-Smith Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:24:38 +0000 http://subwayblogger.com/?p=1221#comment-46373 I agree with you that cops should be paid more, but I think anyone who's willing to touch the filth on the subway platforms deserves whatever we can pay them. I agree with you that cops should be paid more, but I think anyone who’s willing to touch the filth on the subway platforms deserves whatever we can pay them.

]]> By: Ray http://subwayblogger.com/2008/08/03/congestion-pricing-back/comment-page-1/#comment-46369 Ray Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:40:16 +0000 http://subwayblogger.com/?p=1221#comment-46369 Great! Glad to hear it the MTA remains a priority. Fare hikes are reasonable - we are clearly behind the pace of inflation as we try to support operating expenses. Rate hikes should follow a regular schedule. It's foolish to expect them to occur once every 10 years. Perhaps we could institute zone and peak pricing on the MTA system as well. Let's abandon this notion that riding one or two stops is equivalent to a ride to the end of a line. The words in your post about congestion pricing are on-the-mark. Vehicles are a luxury in Manhattan. Great! Glad to hear it the MTA remains a priority.

Fare hikes are reasonable – we are clearly behind the pace of inflation as we try to support operating expenses. Rate hikes should follow a regular schedule. It’s foolish to expect them to occur once every 10 years.

Perhaps we could institute zone and peak pricing on the MTA system as well. Let’s abandon this notion that riding one or two stops is equivalent to a ride to the end of a line.

The words in your post about congestion pricing are on-the-mark. Vehicles are a luxury in Manhattan.

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