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[deleted] t1_j65fod2 wrote

Reply to comment by HEIMDVLLR in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople

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fuchsdh t1_j65obhb wrote

There's the entire north side of Staten Island that doesn't have rail transit. It's going to stay red and underdeveloped without mass transit.

It's still an issue that extending the train would only get you to south Brooklyn, so you still would realistically need to focus on connecting to the ferry, but there's absolutely an opportunity for transit in Staten Island. You only break the stranglehold of cars being the only option by providing other options.

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HEIMDVLLR t1_j65r8hi wrote

> You only break the stranglehold of cars being the only option by providing other options.

This!!!

A lot of New Yorkers own cars because the city’s mass transit system failed them.

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