Comments on: The Storm of ’07 and the Commute of 8/8 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/ 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/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35239 Angus Grieve-Smith Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:21:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35239 Imagine if you could <a href="http://blogencommun.free.fr/index.php?2007/08/07/975-informations-par-sms-sur-le-rer" rel="nofollow">get train status by text message</a>, as on <a href="http://lefildutemps.free.fr/crue_1910/septieme.htm#invalides" rel="nofollow">this flood-prone Paris commuter line</a>? Imagine if you could get train status by text message, as on this flood-prone Paris commuter line?

]]> By: Eric http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35212 Eric Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:09:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35212 Sure, the commute was a little rough today, what with the near-total failure of the subway system. But Brooklyn is getting its very own professional basketball team!!! C'mon, people. A little commuting difficulty seems a small price to pay in order to be able to deliver MTA property to Bruce Ratner for far less than it's worth. And the city surely wouldn't have been able to wisely deploy the $200 million with which the 421-a "reform" bill will line Ratner's pockets. Go Nets! Sure, the commute was a little rough today, what with the near-total failure of the subway system. But Brooklyn is getting its very own professional basketball team!!! C’mon, people. A little commuting difficulty seems a small price to pay in order to be able to deliver MTA property to Bruce Ratner for far less than it’s worth. And the city surely wouldn’t have been able to wisely deploy the $200 million with which the 421-a “reform” bill will line Ratner’s pockets.

Go Nets!

]]> By: Geoff http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35181 Geoff Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:39:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35181 Looks like the photos were actually taken in Prospect Park South. Looks like the photos were actually taken in Prospect Park South.

]]> By: usq http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35180 usq Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35180 Stupid human trick: Subways as hybrid human-electric transit. Stupid human trick:

Subways as hybrid human-electric transit.

]]> By: Chasa http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35176 Chasa Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:24:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35176 I thought it was hilarious how the MTA subway folks were directing everyone at the Atlantic Station to take the bus to DeKalb. This was bad advice becasue a) Pacific had trains working which was a block away and b) the bus probably took an hour to get to DeKalb while you could walk it in 10 minutes. I thought it was hilarious how the MTA subway folks were directing everyone at the Atlantic Station to take the bus to DeKalb. This was bad advice becasue a) Pacific had trains working which was a block away and b) the bus probably took an hour to get to DeKalb while you could walk it in 10 minutes.

]]> By: adam http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35175 adam Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:23:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35175 oh, wrong thread. feel free to move my comment if possible. oh, wrong thread. feel free to move my comment if possible.

]]> By: adam http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35173 adam Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:20:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35173 my commuting story? I rode my bike. It took 25 minutes, same as any other day. *smug* :) my commuting story? I rode my bike. It took 25 minutes, same as any other day. *smug* :)

]]> By: james chase http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/comment-page-1/#comment-35169 james chase Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:12:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/08/the-storm-of-07-and-the-commute-of-august-8/#comment-35169 BIKE POWER! BIKE POWER!

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