tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post2818912211471320716..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: A grand bargain for walkable streetsCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-68314143990628734362012-11-15T23:28:39.203-05:002012-11-15T23:28:39.203-05:00Sheryl, please do not imply that younger generatio...Sheryl, please do not imply that younger generations are all hipsters. ;) The point is not that boomers are drivers (that's prejudice) but that so many drivers in our transit-rich city happen to be boomers. Competent city planning must account for generational trends.nathan_hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427083977923133797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-50795358643328531822012-11-15T11:55:39.430-05:002012-11-15T11:55:39.430-05:00You're forgetting about snow removal. It's...You're forgetting about snow removal. It's a little more expensive in NYC than LA.Starbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122533984078928736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-28696648988691009942012-11-15T10:33:58.094-05:002012-11-15T10:33:58.094-05:00A little offended by the ageist tone of the post. ...A little offended by the ageist tone of the post. Plenty of people over 50 live in Brooklyn and Manhattan particularly who do not own cars, or, if they are paying huge garage fees, hardly ever drive. Even many of the people who live in those one and two-family homes are not always drivers. Were it not for NYC's relative pedestrian friendliness I know many in my family and others who would not have been able to live independently into their 90s. In fact, my 90-year-old father in law who is well past his former LI driving life benefits from good streets, transit and taxis (though those are only available because he lives in the city). On the other side of the age spectrum, my nieces, nephews and daughters are choosing to live in walkable and trainsit-rich places. I am technically a boomer and I have always sought out places to live where I do not have to drive much if at all. Admittedly, NYC has improvements to make and I agree with your arguments in favor of better pedestrian infrastructure and amenities, but please do not make this a boomer versus hipster issue. Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618832662104852188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-46944725451003058282012-11-15T02:47:56.122-05:002012-11-15T02:47:56.122-05:00While this would probably lead to a lot of problem...While this would probably lead to a lot of problematic unintended consequences, the discussion of most vocal drivers being older made me wonder: What if we gave all current resident drivers a nontransferable permit to drive into Manhattan for free, while charging tolls on out-of-state drivers and anybody who starts driving after the change? The old drivers would benefit from decreased congestion in the medium-term without having to pay for it, but the tolls would become an increasingly useful source of revenue and non-drivers would benefit more and more as the old drivers died off. This is, I think, something like how the phasing-out of rent control (another case of inefficiency-inducing underpricing of resources) has worked?threestationsquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211550407397056258noreply@blogger.com