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bubandbob t1_iy6ywi5 wrote

For various reasons, it's not possible to build a bridge between Manhattan and JC/Hoboken without demolishing lots of buildings, therefore no walkway. And given how awful the air is inside the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels is.....

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iy7vx6h wrote

Air inside the tunnels isn’t that bad unless there is lots of traffic, they have very good ventilation systems. They can totally refresh the air inside the tunnel every 90 seconds, they were designed to keep tunnel goers safe from car exhaust before catalytic converters were invented. At the time the tunnel was built vehicle exhaust was substantially more dangerous.

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ScumbagMacbeth t1_iy9ng47 wrote

I did a "fun run" years ago that went through the tunnel. It was closed to traffic only about an hour before we were scheduled to go through. It wasn't smoggy or smelly at all, the ventilation system is remarkable.

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XIFOD1M OP t1_iy6z3qv wrote

That’s a pretty significant bummer

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ManchurianPandaDate t1_iy80olm wrote

I GOT IT !! Rent a box truck, like a UHaul. Put a treadmill in the back. Hire someone to drive or get a friend. You get in the back and hop on that treadmill and start walking as your friend or rent a friend drives into the city

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