tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post2750881766718342595..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Who is "the community"?Cap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-40019016589040245732011-02-27T18:56:40.970-05:002011-02-27T18:56:40.970-05:00The emergency vehicle thing is really hilarious, b...The emergency vehicle thing is really hilarious, because the bus lanes will be nice and reserved for them too.<br /><br />Time to coin a new term: ART = Ambulance Rapid TransitBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697608862165132729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-84798636821339168072011-02-27T10:05:27.052-05:002011-02-27T10:05:27.052-05:00Yes, George, clearly these people have never been ...Yes, George, clearly these people have never been to <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/95691553/Photodisc" rel="nofollow">Oxford</a>.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-34067904363904592672011-02-27T01:35:58.357-05:002011-02-27T01:35:58.357-05:00You have to love some of the comments these NIMBYs...You have to love some of the comments these NIMBYs come up with:<br /><br />"The Above Ground Subway's two lanes of buses mean increased noise and pollution for adjacent buildings, and that's bad for people who live along the route. Studies show that constant noise raises blood pressure while pollution affects lung health. Studies also show that constant noise impairs children's learning ability."<br /><br />Has it ever occurred to them that removing the cars from the streets actually reduces pollution and noise?<br /><br />And another excuse: The bus lanes will prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the street. Obviously, if there is an emergency, the vehicles will be able to use the street.<br /><br />See more of these stories at: http://www.34thstreettransitway.org/George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-52986398365979925052011-02-26T21:53:03.062-05:002011-02-26T21:53:03.062-05:00You make a good point, George, but the Second Aven...You make a good point, George, but the Second Avenue Subway construction is temporary, while the 34th Street Transitway and the Bedford Avenue and Merrick Boulevard SBS line are all proposals to permanently reallocate street space away from cars. NIMBYs make a much bigger stink about permanent reallocations.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-17354494826528325712011-02-26T21:10:48.287-05:002011-02-26T21:10:48.287-05:00You're right.
Part of the reason why people ...You're right. <br /><br />Part of the reason why people might think that BRT is less NIMBY-prone is because it isn't very different from the present streetscape. The vehicles being used are the same, whereas LRT involves introducing a new vehicle into the street.<br /><br />A realistic reason why NIMBYs may be more opposed to LRT is because the vehicles can be noisy. Even a modern light rail like the HBLR in Jersey City can still screech around tight curves.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-44753021011110368082011-02-26T19:22:01.339-05:002011-02-26T19:22:01.339-05:00The point of the BRT rant at the end is not that L...The point of the BRT rant at the end is not that LRT is better. It's that certain people - mostly highway advocates, but also some honest bus mode warriors - claim BRT is much less NIMBY-prone and therefore easier to build. It's not.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-48316793653052490502011-02-26T14:39:52.602-05:002011-02-26T14:39:52.602-05:00Two things:
1) I think that woman was somehow con...Two things:<br /><br />1) I think that woman was somehow convinced that the MTA was going to eliminate the QM21, and that is why she started the petition, not because she wanted former cuts restored (I don't think there were any deep cuts to the QM21)<br /><br />2) Wouldn't LRT have the same problems with NIMBYs in the surrounding areas? Even the Second Avenue Subway, which is underground had some problems with NIMBYs.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.com