Re:Things that are more inequitable than road pricing
by gpm on Sunday February 03, 2019 @02:30PM
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> try transporting kids or groceries using the subway
Err. I was transported plenty as a kid on the subway without using elevators, so were many other kids.
Groceries... generally you just walk. I live in a less dense city and it's never been a problem walking to the grocery store. Including for my parents when I was a kid.
> sidewalks are cleared of...
I mean, getting rid of cars means more room for sidewalks mean they are defacto cleared of this stuff. The reason it's a problem right now is they are packed into the same 5 feet as the pedestrians.
> As far as climate change; if NYC went to zero CO2...
I suspect you are right. I put what I consider the least compelling reasons at the bottom.
> cars already pay huge costs in NYC. It costs over $10
$10 really isn't that much money... as demonstrated by the number of people who pay it. Understand that when I say the right number might be "ridiculous" I do mean "ridiculous". I'm avoiding saying specific numbers because then I have to justify them, but think thousands, possibly large numbers of thousands.
Err. I was transported plenty as a kid on the subway without using elevators, so were many other kids.
Groceries... generally you just walk. I live in a less dense city and it's never been a problem walking to the grocery store. Including for my parents when I was a kid.
> sidewalks are cleared of...
I mean, getting rid of cars means more room for sidewalks mean they are defacto cleared of this stuff. The reason it's a problem right now is they are packed into the same 5 feet as the pedestrians.
> As far as climate change; if NYC went to zero CO2...
I suspect you are right. I put what I consider the least compelling reasons at the bottom.
> cars already pay huge costs in NYC. It costs over $10
$10 really isn't that much money... as demonstrated by the number of people who pay it. Understand that when I say the right number might be "ridiculous" I do mean "ridiculous". I'm avoiding saying specific numbers because then I have to justify them, but think thousands, possibly large numbers of thousands.