More traffic congestion ahead

How is NY holding up in these dire economic times? Not good! It was recently announced that the City will cut back on public transportation this year which totally contradicts mayor Bloomberg’s vision of a traffic-free NYC. He wanted pretty much all of us to start using more public transportation in an effort to clear up the smog, the traffic, the congestion. But it seems with the new cut bus routes, shut-down subway lines, less trains and longer waits, green NY is a distant dream.

About 1,500 MTA jobs are being cut to accomplish this. And a word to the wise, start carpooling because during midday and after 11PM, trains and buses will have a frequency of at least 30 minutes. Later on, they disappear all together. Oh, and start preparations for subway cars packed much like they are in Japan: like sardines.

~ by rottenfruit on November 20, 2008.