Comments on: Kheel Plan's Powerful Ideas Won't Fade From Public View http://blog.tstc.org/2008/02/13/kheel-plans-powerful-ideas-wont-fade-from-public-view/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:28:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Build Your Own Toll and Transit Plan With the Balanced Transportation Analyzer « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2008/02/13/kheel-plans-powerful-ideas-wont-fade-from-public-view/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Build Your Own Toll and Transit Plan With the Balanced Transportation Analyzer « Mobilizing the Region Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:18:59 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=182#comment-250 [...] Plan has been covered on Streetsblog and here on MTR.  The BTA itself has gotten less [...] [...] Plan has been covered on Streetsblog and here on MTR.  The BTA itself has gotten less [...]

]]> By: Jefferson Chase http://blog.tstc.org/2008/02/13/kheel-plans-powerful-ideas-wont-fade-from-public-view/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Jefferson Chase Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:53:05 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=182#comment-249 Both Bloomberg's PlaNYC and Kheel's "Bolder Plan" would merely funnel more money into the hands of the very same people who created our present problems. And neither man has any credibility. For all these years, Bloomberg has done nothing to reduce the huge number of parking garages in Manhattan, not even those right next to transit stations, and his latest plan for Far West Side development calls for 20,000 new parking spaces. And every transit strike settlement Ted Kheel negotiated resulted in a fare incease. We riders will never get the transit service we want and the new subway lines we need from a Governor-appointed MTA board made up of real estate men, lawyers, bankers, and trucking company executives. Until we get a 3/4 rider majority on the MTA board, preferably elected as in San Francisco and Denver, New York's transit and traffic problems will never be solved. Both Bloomberg’s PlaNYC and Kheel’s “Bolder Plan” would merely funnel more money into the hands of the very same people who created our present problems. And neither man has any credibility. For all these years, Bloomberg has done nothing to reduce the huge number of parking garages in Manhattan, not even those right next to transit stations, and his latest plan for Far West Side development calls for 20,000 new parking spaces. And every transit strike settlement Ted Kheel negotiated resulted in a fare incease. We riders will never get the transit service we want and the new subway lines we need from a Governor-appointed MTA board made up of real estate men, lawyers, bankers, and trucking company executives. Until we get a 3/4 rider majority on the MTA board, preferably elected as in San Francisco and Denver, New York’s transit and traffic problems will never be solved.

]]> By: TOMSAIL http://blog.tstc.org/2008/02/13/kheel-plans-powerful-ideas-wont-fade-from-public-view/comment-page-1/#comment-248 TOMSAIL Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:48:54 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=182#comment-248 TIME TO TAX THE BIG SPENDERS/USERS: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PAYING FOR OUR MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES: Realizing that there are millions of households that own two or more cars in America (THE BIG SPENDERS/USERS), it is time that these households start paying their fair share for their use of, and for the additional wear-and-tear that they inflict on, our roads, highways, and bridges. If a household registers more than one vehicle, they should be assessed a significantly higher annual motor vehicle tax for each car registered after the first one. This new policy would help to reduce the number of cars on the road, and to increase the funding needed to update and improve all of our transportation systems. Additional ideas for improving our transportation systems can be found in the new book, "HOW TO LIVE WELL WITHOUT OWNING A CAR" by Chris Balish. TIME TO TAX THE BIG SPENDERS/USERS:

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PAYING FOR OUR MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES:

Realizing that there are millions of households that own two or more cars in America (THE BIG SPENDERS/USERS), it is time that these households start paying their fair share for their use of, and for the additional wear-and-tear that they inflict on, our roads, highways, and bridges.

If a household registers more than one vehicle, they should be assessed a significantly higher annual motor vehicle tax for each car registered after the first one.

This new policy would help to reduce the number of cars on the road, and to increase the funding needed to update and improve all of our transportation systems.

Additional ideas for improving our transportation systems can be found in the new book, “HOW TO LIVE WELL WITHOUT OWNING A CAR” by Chris Balish.

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