Brudesandwich t1_j2c2b4z wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:25 AM

Reply to comment by PICHICONCACA in Gridlock downtown on Friday afternoon by Old_Perspective_6417

But the mayor doesn't run NJ Transit so what you do think he can do realistically? NJ Transit is a STATE agency so you need to look towards state politicians who are FOR funding public transit, especially between NJ cities. The bike lanes and Via are options that the mayor and city has direct influence over. He'll just look at what is happening with the turnpike extension plan. Spend $10Billion on widening it that would serve a relatively low amount of people as opposed to using that money that would drastically improve our infrastructure and could connect to other cities. People are partially blaming the mayor but he has no control over the Turnpike extension at all.

Secondly, the rest of the city barely votes and it's not just opinion. Every election is a low turnout, especially outside of downtown. The lowest voter rate is always either Greenville or Westside, Downtown is always the highest. You don't see a correlation here? As much as people like to complain about being overlooked in other sections, barely anyone in these sections is an active participant in the process.

The traffic problem here has very little to do with bike lanes and ubers.

Ainsel72l t1_j2chzpi wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:43 AM

And when you actively vote out the mayor's councilman, the Ward lines get gerrymandered, and you lose the councilman you voted for (yes, I know, the HC Board of Elections was responsible, but conveniently JC paid their legal bill). That's always encouraging - and for the record, I always vote. Not that it counts for much, obviously.

Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j2cm0uq wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:25 AM

What the mayor can do is lobby for better service from the state, and not make life miserable for the majority of JC residents whose primary modem of transport is car.

Brudesandwich t1_j2d7ly1 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:07 AM

I mean he has, what more can he do?

moobycow t1_j2dlhni wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:48 PM

Magic, why hasn't he tried magic yet to solve the traffic problems?

I wonder at people who think that a mayor of a small city next to NYC can do fuckall to fix this sort of thing. Oh sure, Fulop has made it miserable for people who drive. As if adding lanes or roads has fixed a single traffic problem in any city ever.