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    The Official Thread of Systemic Racism

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    9 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

    In theory I have no problem with traffic stops.  My problem is that ticket revenue is used to fund local governments, or even worse, the police department itself.  Ticket revenue should never be used in this manner.  I favor having ticket revenue being given back to the residents in the form of yearly dividend payments. It may not be much on a personal level, maybe $50 or something, but it would give a positive incentive to drive safely, as even a single speeding ticket would likely wipe out that dividend you get. 

    Or we could use the revenue to right size the roads so that speeding isn't a viable option. Fewer and narrower lanes, frequent stopping, and transportation alternatives to driving as some examples of what would be a better use of money. Give the people money once a year won't encourage them to drive slower or safer.

    Keep cars out of cities

    in The Political Re-Education Camp

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    6 minutes ago, Jason said:

     

    Not sure about the GWB but I'm pretty sure a significant portion, maybe even a majority, of the traffic exiting the Lincoln and Holland tunnels is not traffic with an origin or destination in Manhattan, but is instead people transiting between New Jersey and Long Island. 

    From a regional planning perspective it is strange that there doesn't seem to be a direct line between NJ -> manhattan -> long island. Or even more than one of these lines! 

    Keep cars out of cities

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    1 hour ago, Joe said:

    @b_m_b_m_b_m @Jason

     

    Tell me how to feel about this.

     

     

    Congestion pricing is good. Fewer cars driving in urban areas is good. I'm sympathetic to the commuters who would pay this tax, but the cost is significant enough to either encourage a mode change or to move somewhere where a mode change is much easier. Ideally the charges would increase over the next 5-7 years or so in conjunction with new housing and transit opportunities to compensate for the fact that even in the NYC metro are there's still a considerable amount of auto dependence.

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