News from The Week: Oct 27th
Posted by Glenn on October 27, 2006 - 9:00am in The Oil Drum: Local
Map Links Population Density to Proximity to Subway Lines - Gothamist
Bus Rapid Transit Routes Announced by DOT - NY Times
Pedestrian Friendly Grand Army Plaza? - Streetsblog
NIMBY on Windmills in Upstate NY - NY Sun
Taxi Rates for Sitting in Traffic Doubled - NY Daily News
2006 Pokey Award Goes to M14A - Straphanger's Campaign
Letter to the Editor: Plug-in Hybrids - NY Times
LIPA Goes Slow on Tidal Power - NY Newsday
Damek on October 30, 2006 - 11:32am
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The map also shows a big link to proximity to Manhattan, though that's not something anyone needed a map to tell them. One wonders if a good trade for congestion pricing in Manhattan might not be some sort of help in encouraging the other boroughs to have some more robust business centers of their own. Everyone wants to be around Wall Street or Midtown, and there are historical reasons for that, but in the 21st century proximity of businesses to each other should be at least a little less important, and if more people in the outer boroughs could work closer to where they live, I think it would only be good for everyone involved.
crzwdjk on November 2, 2006 - 3:08am
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I think Manhattan congestion pricing would encourage the development of outer-borough business centers, if convenience of driving really is that important to people.