The Commute From Hell - The Aftermath
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As predicted, nothing is going to happen and nothing is going to change. the fact of the matter is that the infrastructure has in no way kept pace with development in the region, and the region's development has not followed any type of plan, We have a subway system that was designed for the area as it was in 1965, and a road system that was made for 1980. And every day, and new office building and housing development, puts those systems further in the hole. There is only one thing that will help, and that's not going to happen - for the Federal Government to spin off it's offices to around the country (getting 'em out of here) and impose draconian zoning as to what else can be built here, and where. Since that isn't ever going to happen, we should just get used to near-permanent gridlock around here. And if all the terrorism "experts" ever get their wet dream of a major attack/bomb/whatever going off Downtown, you can kiss your ass goodbye. All this blather about doing better and evacuating the city, etc. is just purest bullshit. I can't drive down Route 1 on a good day without wishing I had a M1 Tank....
(A further irony - there's been all of this talk about the local school systems incorporating a full-year term for classes. Probably due to a fear that kids might have fun involving bean shooters or some other WMD if they aren't monitored by government ninnies and nannies. The way our transportation "system" is now running, schools are having to shut down almost at the mere mention of a possible snow fall. After this Winter's disaster, that will get worse, as systems are confronted by the fact that they can't get children home once the flakes have started falling. The accumulation of make-up days for all of these snow days will probably take the whole Summer to discharge. A defacto year-long school term.)
As predicted, nothing is going to happen and nothing is going to change. the fact of the matter is that the infrastructure has in no way kept pace with development in the region, and the region's development has not followed any type of plan, We have a subway system that was designed for the area as it was in 1965, and a road system that was made for 1980. And every day, and new office building and housing development, puts those systems further in the hole. There is only one thing that will help, and that's not going to happen - for the Federal Government to spin off it's offices to around the country (getting 'em out of here) and impose draconian zoning as to what else can be built here, and where. Since that isn't ever going to happen, we should just get used to near-permanent gridlock around here. And if all the terrorism "experts" ever get their wet dream of a major attack/bomb/whatever going off Downtown, you can kiss your ass goodbye. All this blather about doing better and evacuating the city, etc. is just purest bullshit. I can't drive down Route 1 on a good day without wishing I had a M1 Tank....
(A further irony - there's been all of this talk about the local school systems incorporating a full-year term for classes. Probably due to a fear that kids might have fun involving bean shooters or some other WMD if they aren't monitored by government ninnies and nannies. The way our transportation "system" is now running, schools are having to shut down almost at the mere mention of a possible snow fall. After this Winter's disaster, that will get worse, as systems are confronted by the fact that they can't get children home once the flakes have started falling. The accumulation of make-up days for all of these snow days will probably take the whole Summer to discharge. A defacto year-long school term.)
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