elSicomoro |
12-31-2003 09:26 PM |
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Originally posted by tw
Open parking places exist in stations. But only for monthly permits. The few 'public' spaces are said to be gone long before 7 AM. IOW I turned around and went home.
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Maybe out where you live. Cornwells Heights has 1900 spaces, almost all of them free. And the lot is generally only half-full.
Incidentally, tw, I believe two of the top 10 open lots are near you...Whitford and Thorndale.
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Is NYC congested? Apparently not. They lowered all tolls substantically.
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When? The GW (run by PANYNJ) is still $6, as it was when I used it in '99. The Verrazano (run by MTA) is now $8 (used to be $7). And the Throgs Neck (also run by MTA) is now $4 (used to be $3).
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For example, Giacomo and Roberts would have built a large regional station in Upper Gwyendd and Route 202. Many from the region park in this 'isolated from all residential areas' mass station. Then express right into Philly. Convenient. Faster than the Schuykill. And not done when those without foresight took over Septa.
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The plan as I understand it now is to extend the Route 100 light rail to KoP. Not as good as, say, extending the R6, but better than using the 124 or 125 buses.
Aren't the SV and CC Metros still on the table too?
tw and Matt touched upon this, but there is definitely a need for transit that follows newer commuter patterns. All the regional rail lines go in and out of Center City. Center City is still the core of the region, but not everyone works there. What about a transit line that runs along the blue route, or along the Turnpike? It's going to be interesting to see how the River Line (the light rail system between Trenton and Camden) fares when it opens next month.
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