Comments on: Urgent Action: Billions for Transit in Jeopardy http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/06/urgent-action-billions-for-transit-in-jeopardy/ 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: Jordan Hare http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/06/urgent-action-billions-for-transit-in-jeopardy/comment-page-1/#comment-62722 Jordan Hare Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:51:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5419#comment-62722 I would assume so. One of the really notable differences between Hong Kong (where I live) and NYC (where I used to live, and will shortly live again) is the number of people employed to keep the stations clean. And if you've been to HK, the difference couldn't be more stark. Obviously labor is much cheaper in HK but in this climate you'd think this would be a welcome political argument to make. I would assume so. One of the really notable differences between Hong Kong (where I live) and NYC (where I used to live, and will shortly live again) is the number of people employed to keep the stations clean. And if you’ve been to HK, the difference couldn’t be more stark. Obviously labor is much cheaper in HK but in this climate you’d think this would be a welcome political argument to make.

]]> By: Niccolo Machiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/06/urgent-action-billions-for-transit-in-jeopardy/comment-page-1/#comment-62715 Niccolo Machiavelli Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:33:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5419#comment-62715 Fixing roads and bridges is more labor intensive than building new roads and bridges. By my world view yes dartley. Here is a link to that effect from "Good Jobs First" a pro union (self interest alert!) advocacy group. http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/backintown.pdf Finally they've published two national studies on the relationship between transit and economic development incentives: the states are clueless; none of their 1,500+ econ development programs promote job access via transit: http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/bus.pdf by contrast, some *cities* get it and are using incentives to connect good jobs and affordable housing http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/makingtheconnection.pdf Fixing roads and bridges is more labor intensive than building new roads and bridges.

By my world view yes dartley. Here is a link to that effect from “Good Jobs First” a pro union (self interest alert!) advocacy group. http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/backintown.pdf

Finally they’ve published two national studies on the relationship between transit and economic development incentives:

the states are clueless; none of their 1,500+ econ development programs promote job access via transit:
http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/bus.pdf

by contrast, some *cities* get it and are using incentives to connect good jobs and affordable housing
http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/makingtheconnection.pdf

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/06/urgent-action-billions-for-transit-in-jeopardy/comment-page-1/#comment-62709 ddartley Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:13:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5419#comment-62709 A talking point--for use only if it's true, of course; I just don't know if it is: don't transit systems usually employ more people for more time than highway building/highway fixing projects? A talking point–for use only if it’s true, of course; I just don’t know if it is:

don’t transit systems usually employ more people for more time than highway building/highway fixing projects?

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