Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/10/todays-headlines-155/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/10/todays-headlines-155/comment-page-1/#comment-31607 Angus Grieve-Smith Sat, 12 May 2007 04:29:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/10/todays-headlines-155/#comment-31607 Robert Frank's rebate plan is an idea only an economist could love. Vouchers that people can sell? That practically guarantees a minimum amount of cars on the road, and would be a strong deterrent to carpooling. As <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/11/congestion-pricing-foes-will-go-into-attack-mode/#comment-31601" rel="nofollow">Aaron pointed out</a>, the transit improvements <i>are</i> a kick-back to the poorest New Yorkers. The only way I'd support these rebates is if they came in the form of unlimited-ride Metrocards. Robert Frank’s rebate plan is an idea only an economist could love. Vouchers that people can sell? That practically guarantees a minimum amount of cars on the road, and would be a strong deterrent to carpooling.

As Aaron pointed out, the transit improvements are a kick-back to the poorest New Yorkers. The only way I’d support these rebates is if they came in the form of unlimited-ride Metrocards.

]]> By: Ian D http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/10/todays-headlines-155/comment-page-1/#comment-31548 Ian D Thu, 10 May 2007 15:19:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/05/10/todays-headlines-155/#comment-31548 RE: Oakland Bike Lane Removed for Auto Traffic So, if the problem is that cars are overwhelming a neighborhood because of last week's highway collapse, then am I crazy to think that the wrong idea is to discourage non-auto travel? At least when NYC prepared to be overwhelmed by auto traffic in the wake of the 12/05 transit strike, the reaction was to discourage the cars, not the bikes or walkers....that seems pretty logical! RE: Oakland Bike Lane Removed for Auto Traffic

So, if the problem is that cars are overwhelming a neighborhood because of last week’s highway collapse, then am I crazy to think that the wrong idea is to discourage non-auto travel?

At least when NYC prepared to be overwhelmed by auto traffic in the wake of the 12/05 transit strike, the reaction was to discourage the cars, not the bikes or walkers….that seems pretty logical!

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