tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post6619269485245040431..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Why replace the Tappan Zee Bridge?Cap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-79542665848753873332015-11-11T20:12:18.810-05:002015-11-11T20:12:18.810-05:00Seems to me that the shortsided purpose of this n...Seems to me that the shortsided purpose of this new bridge is to provide jobs. When this project is finished, where will the jobs go? ans. build another highway or another bridge. If you build more roads there will always be more traffic. Ugh! I see what's happened on the big L.I.E. ANTIEROADauntieroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847662282725370910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-42032407559757843772011-09-16T21:22:46.844-04:002011-09-16T21:22:46.844-04:00I just wanted to add a comment:
The reason why th...I just wanted to add a comment:<br /><br />The reason why the Tappan Zee needs to be replaced in some way, shape, or form is because towns have sprung up on both sides of the bridge, and getting rid of the bridge could have a devestating economic impact on the region.<br /><br />Obviously, the ideal thing would be to just rebuilt the bridge, except to <i>only</i> build the transitway, so that people aren't without a form of getting across the Hudson. Of course, the problem is that it's also a regional link (people crossing from upper NY State going to Connecticut have to use the bridge), so a compromise could be to just have 2 lanes in each direction, and then put a transitway on it. In another 100 years, if/when oil becomes unaffordable (and interstates start being replaced with rail lines), the bridge can be rebuilt without the automobile option.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-9659149676956437832011-01-18T23:13:56.092-05:002011-01-18T23:13:56.092-05:00The cost of this bridge, at this point, is not rec...The cost of this bridge, at this point, is not recoverable under any reasonable traffic projection. I don't understand how a toll bridge in a heavy corridor can never pay for itself. It defies logic.jazumahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890764412679388559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-55124837364137470312011-01-18T17:07:55.226-05:002011-01-18T17:07:55.226-05:00At least Joan McDonald might be capable of answeri...At least Joan McDonald might be capable of answering your question. In Colorado our new head of the Department of Transportation does not have the education or experience to do a good job.<br /><br />The studies that I have seen of bridges in Asia seem to suggest that having lots of bridges is a good thing, but that what is best to run over those bridges varies. Pedestrian bridges seem to promote economic growth the most, and they also seem to enhance quality of life. Whether a bridge should have cars or buses or buses depends on what the nearest bridges carry. Variety is good for economic growth.Helen Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177708490995175178noreply@blogger.com