http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/04/london-study-shows-no-adverse-impact-outside-charging-zone/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/04/london-study-shows-no-adverse-impact-outside-charging-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-32263 brent Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/04/london-study-shows-no-adverse-impact-outside-charging-zone/#comment-32263 I meant to comment on the park-and-ride topic when it first surfaced. The whole idea does not make sense to me and London confirms it. It defies the logic of motoring in the first place- the convenience of getting from point a to b in luxurious comfort using streets paid for by the public, etc. When the convenience is taken away- drive, park, take subway- people will use the more convenient method. There are many options in NYC- the cong. charge “tax on the working class” cheerleaders should keep in mind we live in a city where anyone can travel virtually anywhere for $2. I know that people do park and ride in the far flung suburbs, but that is because they don’t have any other options- all of their trips generally involve a car. I assume these people make up a high proportion of the people currently driving into the city because it is more convenient to them than taking a train, bus, etc. They may still do that and cough up the extra few dollars a day, but I would also guess that the park and ride lots in places like Syosset and Trenton will fill up- good news for NYC as this means fewer high speed death machines on our streets. I meant to comment on the park-and-ride topic when it first surfaced. The whole idea does not make sense to me and London confirms it. It defies the logic of motoring in the first place- the convenience of getting from point a to b in luxurious comfort using streets paid for by the public, etc. When the convenience is taken away- drive, park, take subway- people will use the more convenient method. There are many options in NYC- the cong. charge “tax on the working class” cheerleaders should keep in mind we live in a city where anyone can travel virtually anywhere for $2. I know that people do park and ride in the far flung suburbs, but that is because they don’t have any other options- all of their trips generally involve a car. I assume these people make up a high proportion of the people currently driving into the city because it is more convenient to them than taking a train, bus, etc. They may still do that and cough up the extra few dollars a day, but I would also guess that the park and ride lots in places like Syosset and Trenton will fill up- good news for NYC as this means fewer high speed death machines on our streets.

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