Comments on: The Car as Underdog, and Other Mind-Benders http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/ 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: greg http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/comment-page-1/#comment-33051 greg Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:04:32 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/#comment-33051 another reason why queens sucks and should be ceded to long island and give SI to nj while we're at it enough with the suburban mentality within the borders of NYC another reason why queens sucks and should be ceded to long island

and give SI to nj while we’re at it

enough with the suburban mentality within the borders of NYC

]]> By: rhubarbpie http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/comment-page-1/#comment-33038 rhubarbpie Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:12:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/#comment-33038 Again, this is an argument easily refuted by the evidence -- but the mayor didn't do the due diligence he needed to do by directly challenging Weprin and other opponents on their turf. I wonder why Mayor Bloomberg didn't take the battle to Queens and Brooklyn, where he is well liked and where the vast majority of residents who travel into Manhattan are taking the subway (and bus) to get there. Anyone have any thoughts about this? Again, this is an argument easily refuted by the evidence — but the mayor didn’t do the due diligence he needed to do by directly challenging Weprin and other opponents on their turf. I wonder why Mayor Bloomberg didn’t take the battle to Queens and Brooklyn, where he is well liked and where the vast majority of residents who travel into Manhattan are taking the subway (and bus) to get there. Anyone have any thoughts about this?

]]> By: brent http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/comment-page-1/#comment-33032 brent Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:33:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/#comment-33032 Instead of all this Joe six-pack working man populist mumbo jumbo double talk, why doesn't Weprin just come out and say exactly what's on his and the Baysiders minds, "Why should I ride the damn bus when I can drive to the city and park for nothin". Instead of all this Joe six-pack working man populist mumbo jumbo double talk, why doesn’t Weprin just come out and say exactly what’s on his and the Baysiders minds, “Why should I ride the damn bus when I can drive to the city and park for nothin”.

]]> By: drose http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/comment-page-1/#comment-33030 drose Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:32:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/the-car-as-underdog-and-other-mind-benders/#comment-33030 By the way, Weprin has been crowned the "King of Pork" for reaping the highest total of member items in the City's budget for next year, according to the Gotham Gazette. No prizes for guessing how much of the $700+K he reaped will go to the poor, transit-deprived motorists he ostensibly represents. By the way, Weprin has been crowned the “King of Pork” for reaping the highest total of member items in the City’s budget for next year, according to the Gotham Gazette. No prizes for guessing how much of the $700+K he reaped will go to the poor, transit-deprived motorists he ostensibly represents.

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