New York’s new congestion pricing is set to go info effect in early 2024 as part of the push away from cars across the country. NBC’s Sam Brock reports on how the controversy highlights the nation’s many issues with trains.
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Build More Trains! Reduce highway funding.
Yes please
but when the ice age comes along, thats what its for.
California High Speed Rail will be the fastest train outside of China and Japan
NBC woke up and chose violence 😂
I’m glad people are realizing they need better transit 👏🏻
They forgot almost everyone in the NY suburbs takes the train
I’m surprised they didn’t mention the recent announcement for Corridor ID funding. Essentially, the Federal Railroad Administration announced $500,000 for numerous rail corridors to further study the viability of future Amtrak service. For example, a new route between New York City and Scranton, PA will be receiving $500,000 to commence more in depth studies. It’s important to note that a part of this corridor has already been under construction to extend New Jersey Transit service to Andover, NJ (which will be NJT’s first modern station in rural Sussex County), as well as the fact that the entire right of way from NYC to Scranton is owned by a variety of government agencies, meaning that there are significantly less land disputes. So along with the big projects like high speed rail, there are also smaller but still significant expansions in other types of passenger rail.
On the subject of California High Speed Rail, there has been a lot of construction progress over the past few years. The corridor will blend with CalTrain between San Francisco and San Jose. To make this possible, a modernization program on behalf of CalTrain has seen nearly the entirety of the route be electrified. On top of this, electric train sets have already been tested and are expected to replace the current diesel fleet in the coming years. Looking elsewhere, a major structure known as the Cedar Viaduct was completed earlier this year, spanning over numerous roads. The authority is also starting the process to acquire train sets. So even though the project has taken awhile, there is still significant progress being made. The initial segment between Merced and Bakersfield is going to happen. The connections to San Fransisco and Los Angeles are difficult because they require expensive tunnel boring. Once the initial segment opens, however, there will be more concrete and tangible reason to complete the project as a whole. If you’ve made it to the end of this comment, then I appreciate you for your attention span and patience.
Instead of spreading billions of dollars to try to sell people on something they don’t want (trains), why don’t we just fix the roads 🤦♂️
A small little section is a 119 miles haha
NYC just cares about their stupid trains but not safety
Way too many cars
I support congestion pricing, as a New Yorker.
I hope they don’t charge me for getting out that dumpster for good
Car should be banned in manhattans core simple
The metro north line from New haven to Grand central needs to be modernized. The tracks are over 100 years old in some places and it uses ancint electrical infrastructure, which is kneecapping Amtrak's NEC services.
Mass transit infrastructure efficiency has been attacked for years between private and corporate and state ran sectors all divided and again I’m somebody who works for rail I work for Transit. One of my supervisors was old enough to be my dad age wise. Basically said these are the industries in the world that survived. These are the industries that last the pandemic happened and you still had a job not 11 happened you still had a job the recession in 2008 happened you still have a job so this really says it all.
Cars in NYC are terrible and drivers behind the wheel are worst. Just reckless. Unless you're making deliveries or driving a cab, or ride-share, then all cars should be banned in NYC
Just follow Japan if you can smh little late by 60 years
Just get a whole bunch of Chinese to build it for 1/10th the price. They won’t even ask for reparations unlike some 🤴🏿PEOPLE🤴🏿
That is not nearly enough for those two projects. The MBTA in my state of Massachusetts alone just announced how much they would need to fix all our subway lines even with all the repairs currently going on it’s estimated to cost 25 billion dollars. Imagine building a railrod from san fran to LA and another from Cali to Vegas 9 to 20 billion will not be enough
any new videos out soon
NYC made the roads narrower with seating in the midfle of some roads then claimed that the city is congested. The subways stink and are unsafe. NYC residents pay for subways even with our phone bills. The congestion pricing is just another tax for over taxxed New Yorkers.
Me, a european looking at our beautiful cities not destroyed by cars, moving between them on high speed rail and seeing how basically all americans are forced to drive
As mentioned in the story they need to look at the overall needs of the traveler. Besides good train service you need to make sure there is good local transit at the beginning and end stations if you expect people to give up using cars. That is why trains in the northeast usually get good ridership. Besides good frequent service most stations have decent local bus or other service to get passengers to their final destination. Other than that keeping things clean and feeling safe while riding especially on subways or urban bus systems is critical.
So the train doesn't make money and the driver is expected to pay for it. Typical.
It will just cause congestion in upper Manhattan and the outer boroughs. How many businesses will suffer because of this? The middle income earned will begin to move out and you need them.
The government has billions for foreign wars but nothing for our own infrastructure
You get what you vote for.
Why do our ypung ppl soeak like valley girls im sick of it
Anything the govt does sucks
They did not mention the Texas Central project from Dallas to Houston. What up with that?
I'll be just about dead if I'm lucky I'll live long enough to get on the California high speed rail.
PEOPLE WIITH VEHICLES WILL NOT TAKE THE TRAIN I CAN PROMISE YOU WE WILL FIND ANOTHER WAY TO BYPASS THIS DIRTY SCAM GOOD LUCK NYPD GET READY FOR THE REAL GOTHAM ERA