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Re:Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Star... by Lammy on Thursday May 15, 2025 @12:27AM (#43991846)
> there was lots of public transportation

There could have been a lot more. The 1929 IND Second System expansion plan is depressing, especially the parts where provisions are already built:

- https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2021/01/ind-second-...

- https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Second_System_-_1929_Plan

- https://www.awakennyc.com/second-system-gems

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Re:Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Star... by pirate787 on Thursday May 15, 2025 @05:27AM (#43993274)
The city's price control on the cost of a subway ride was a spectacular policy failure that crushed the system into decline and operators into bankruptcy.
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