tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post1441396061521920823..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: The Fifth Borough?Cap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-36929229211683813342013-11-03T23:12:51.612-05:002013-11-03T23:12:51.612-05:00.. when you rant about how suburban Staten Island ..... when you rant about how suburban Staten Island is, it is compared to Manhattan, Park Slope or even Bay Ridge. It's more densely populated than the stereotypical North American city and more densely populated than the suburban counties around it with the exception of Hudson County. For instance the population density of Essex county NJ, where Newark is, is 6,211 per square mile and Staten Island is 8,030. Even Essex county is denser than the stereotypical North American city. For instance Cleveland is 5,107 and Denver is 3,922.Adirondacker12800https://www.blogger.com/profile/17108712932656586797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-87321470386855254462013-11-03T22:58:55.676-05:002013-11-03T22:58:55.676-05:00The thing to do is have New York City secede from ...The thing to do is have New York City secede from New York State. Stop worrying about subsidizing suburban lifestyles in Staten Island and instead stop subsidizing rural lifestyles upstate. <br />New York State collects 60% of it's revenue in New York City which has 40% of the population. The suburbs of New York City account for the next 20% the state collects and account for 20% of the population. The rest of the state remits the last 20% of revenue and accounts for 40% of the population. Stop worrying about the trickle of money flowing to Staten Island and worry about the tsunami of money that flow upstate never to return.Adirondacker12800https://www.blogger.com/profile/17108712932656586797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-13352791839989054132013-11-02T21:14:48.330-04:002013-11-02T21:14:48.330-04:00@DavisTrain
Re: 38 States Proposal
A 38-State Na...@DavisTrain<br />Re: 38 States Proposal<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tjc.com/38states/" rel="nofollow"> <b>A 38-State Nation </b> </a> (TJC.com page, based on <i>The People's Almanac</i> article, 1975)<br />[See also - <i>C. Etzel Pearcy</i>, Prof., Cal State L.A. ca. 1970's]<br /><br />P.S. Here's some dessert for New Yorkers :<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/opinion/08judt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow"> <b>My Endless New York</b> </a> (<i>Tony Judt</i>, NYTimes op-ed., 7 Nov. 2010)MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-4742341272966444622013-10-29T02:55:56.424-04:002013-10-29T02:55:56.424-04:00davistrain: We'll fix the state borders after ...davistrain: We'll fix the state borders after the revolution. One is coming within my lifetime, though I don't know how many decades it's gonna take.neroden@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475686367097445497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-6510010201989023932013-10-28T14:08:43.148-04:002013-10-28T14:08:43.148-04:00Our country is full of state lines that were drawn...Our country is full of state lines that were drawn over 150 years ago that don't make sense now, but changing them, and consolidating some states would step on political and bureaucratic toes. There is one proposal that would cut us down to 38 states--but we'd never convince 24 Senators to give up their seats.davistrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665337626953845254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-81463982058551020262013-10-27T11:31:15.774-04:002013-10-27T11:31:15.774-04:00This idea that makes so much sense economically, b...This idea that makes so much sense economically, but is a really hard political trick to pull off. <br /><br />SI is culturally and demographically really similar to the NJ towns on the other side of the Arthur Kill and to its south. And by being aligned with the Garden State, it would seem as less of an oddball for economic (and housing) development. <br /><br />This could also bring lower tolls on the Outerbridge, Goethals, and Bayonne. (But a higher toll on the Verrazano to make up for it.)<br /><br />NJ would also benefit from this in other ways. For example, if Jersey City and Hoboken became part of NYC, it might entice some firms (or some firms might receive incentives) to move their operations further west, providing the opportunity for development in and around Newark.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222111217186223952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-13601437896754473442013-10-27T04:31:38.294-04:002013-10-27T04:31:38.294-04:00If New York had Hudson County, it wouldn't hav...If New York had Hudson County, it wouldn't have any of those private buses, because it would have the same density of subway lines going west of Manhattan as going east of Manhattan.<br /><br />*Not particularly hard to come up with an alt history in which the point of departure was that Britain didn't split New Jersey from New York. Nothing would change except locally.Alonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267294744186811858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-2046629250581439692013-10-25T14:14:56.870-04:002013-10-25T14:14:56.870-04:00I'd love to get rid of Staten Island (I wanted...I'd love to get rid of Staten Island (I wanted it to secede); and trading it for Hudson County is something I think about every time I ride my bike through the great cities of that county. If we had not been burdened with Staten Island, we never would have had Giuliani.<br /><br />New York City would gain immensely by not having those City Councilmembers and state legislators around to screw things up for the other 94% of us. Also, if Staten Island seceded, it would surely re-open the dump as a means of obtaining revenue; and New York City could save money by not having to ship our garbage so far away anymore.Ferdinand Cesaranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940989640191803893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-91921698441962363892013-10-25T11:37:31.312-04:002013-10-25T11:37:31.312-04:00It's not ignorant or arrogant. SI is generally...It's not ignorant or arrogant. SI is generally anti-transit, anti-density, anti-urban. All things that bring municipal efficiency. Staten Island should be its own suburban county. While the tolls "you" pay are high, they are not floating the rest of the city's infrastructure costs. jarod213https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944625937272147091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-57210275173652640682013-10-25T09:58:11.417-04:002013-10-25T09:58:11.417-04:00My thoughts exactly. Just by looking at a map it&#...My thoughts exactly. Just by looking at a map it's obvious that it should be part of New Jersey. And the resemblances don't end there...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114506977447054475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-59924709953738996852013-10-24T22:53:42.694-04:002013-10-24T22:53:42.694-04:00Too much of your money going to Staten Islands bri...Too much of your money going to Staten Islands bridges and roads? Are you kidding? With the tolls we pay...for express buses that you can walk faster them, with 20-40 minutes waits the norm?<br /><br />This post is arrogant, selfish, woefully misinformed and basically just stupid.oxfdbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977063184345010002noreply@blogger.com