Brudesandwich

Brudesandwich t1_ixi9udb wrote

Reply to comment by HappyArtichoke7729 in !TPK project budget more than doubles to 10 billion by ReadenReply

No it literally would not. The PATH only services those who are ONLY here for NYC. The PATH system and HBLR system are entirely different. Building a PATH line would be EXTREMELY expensive. Furthermore, I've rarely had an issue taking the HBLR compared to the PATH. The PATH is one of the reason I don't even venture to nyc anymore, from my perspective it seems it's happened more since covid.

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Brudesandwich t1_ixeaqmq wrote

Reply to comment by samwiseganja96 in !TPK project budget more than doubles to 10 billion by ReadenReply

Because not everyone here lives their life based around NYC. It takes me longer to get around Hudson County then it does to get to NYC. It's literally harder to get around town than to go to another town.

Plus, expanding it further should theoretically help with housing as it opens other areas with accessibility. Right now everyone is moving either near the PATH or near the light rail.

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Brudesandwich t1_ixa6v35 wrote

Reply to !TPK project budget more than doubles to 10 billion by ReadenReply

For comparison, the initial completion of the HBLR cost around $2.2 Billon (~$3.7 Billon adj inflation). You could build almost 3 new lines which would lead to even more development and tax revenue than this project. Additionally, HBLR is at, may even be over, capacity as daily ridership is at ~52K per day (2017). IIRC, the HBLR was to have a capacity of about 40K daily riders although I can't find that information now.

Plus, IIRC this current plan would take about 10 years to complete and would undoubtedly cause even more traffic as there is already construction happening between the Newark and Bayonne portion. So they are fine with being in more traffic for about 10 years in order to alleviate traffic for the1-2 years after its done then we're back to square one.

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