Comments on: Pricing Foe Hakeem Jeffries Demands G Train Service Increase http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:40:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Gary http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-50159 Gary Thu, 15 May 2008 17:00:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/#comment-50159 I'll be at the rally. I haven't met Jeffries before but hope to use the opportunity to bend his ear on CP and other means of funding transit projects that the city desperately needs. Due to the gas price increases, it looks like we're already seeing, at least temporarily, a modal shift approaching what CP would have done . . . but without any of the service enhancements. Of course I support better service, including longer trains, more frequent service, and extension of the line on both ends (particularly to Church Ave). Now, where are we going to get the money? Congestion pricing, in some form, will never be dead. It's in a coma. Never give up. I'll be at the rally. I haven't met Jeffries before but hope to use the opportunity to bend his ear on CP and other means of funding transit projects that the city desperately needs.

Due to the gas price increases, it looks like we're already seeing, at least temporarily, a modal shift approaching what CP would have done . . . but without any of the service enhancements.

Of course I support better service, including longer trains, more frequent service, and extension of the line on both ends (particularly to Church Ave).

Now, where are we going to get the money?

Congestion pricing, in some form, will never be dead. It's in a coma. Never give up.

]]> By: simon http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-50133 simon Thu, 15 May 2008 03:40:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/#comment-50133 i hope to be there with a sign that reads: $354 million could have saved the G Train. Where were you, Hakeem? i hope to be there with a sign that reads: $354 million could have saved the G Train. Where were you, Hakeem?

]]> By: Jim http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-50099 Jim Wed, 14 May 2008 17:10:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/#comment-50099 Who's going to turn this post into a flyer and distribute it at the rally? Who's going to turn this post into a flyer and distribute it at the rally?

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-50095 Larry Littlefield Wed, 14 May 2008 16:33:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/14/pricing-foe-hakeem-jeffries-demands-g-train-service-increase/#comment-50095 I've figured out a way to pay for it all. Just change the pension plan rate of return assumption to 12 percent. Then stop contributing to the pension plan, and use the "suplus" to pay for retiree health care, until it is gone. Won't that lead to bankruptcy and a public services collapse? Yes, but thanks to the SOBs now in charge, we're going there anyway, so why pay more now? How long has Jeffries been there? He's one of them already. I've figured out a way to pay for it all.

Just change the pension plan rate of return assumption to 12 percent. Then stop contributing to the pension plan, and use the "suplus" to pay for retiree health care, until it is gone.

Won't that lead to bankruptcy and a public services collapse?

Yes, but thanks to the SOBs now in charge, we're going there anyway, so why pay more now?

How long has Jeffries been there? He's one of them already.

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