Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/todays-headlines-845/ 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: J:Lai http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/todays-headlines-845/comment-page-1/#comment-215341 J:Lai Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=164201#comment-215341 I see no problem with the situation in Middle Village. Let drivers fight it out for their scarce (because underpriced) spots, and eventually people will starting taking the J train or one of the many bus lines that serve this area. I see no problem with the situation in Middle Village. Let drivers fight it out for their scarce (because underpriced) spots, and eventually people will starting taking the J train or one of the many bus lines that serve this area.

]]> By: Charles Siegel http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/todays-headlines-845/comment-page-1/#comment-215241 Charles Siegel Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:31:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=164201#comment-215241 The merchants demand: "parking rates that are permanently capped." Given the fact of inflation, that is absolutely absurd. If the price of a subway ride had been permanently capped 50 years ago, it would still be 15 cents. The dollar buys much less than it did 50 years ago. But these merchants want parking in 2060 to still be priced in 2010 dollars. The merchants demand: “parking rates that are permanently capped.”

Given the fact of inflation, that is absolutely absurd. If the price of a subway ride had been permanently capped 50 years ago, it would still be 15 cents.

The dollar buys much less than it did 50 years ago. But these merchants want parking in 2060 to still be priced in 2010 dollars.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/todays-headlines-845/comment-page-1/#comment-215151 Larry Littlefield Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=164201#comment-215151 Here is an interesting article comparing transit and development patterns in New York, London, Paris and Berlin. http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/erj-1923-newyork_london_paris_berlin.html Here is an interesting article comparing transit and development patterns in New York, London, Paris and Berlin.

http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/erj-1923-newyork_london_paris_berlin.html

]]> By: Michael Viviano http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/todays-headlines-845/comment-page-1/#comment-215121 Michael Viviano Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:57:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=164201#comment-215121 The old saying is "Nothing in life is free." These people in Queens are paying in happiness for their parking. The old saying is “Nothing in life is free.” These people in Queens are paying in happiness for their parking.

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