The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs
&gt;Providing a reliable connection between the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn by rail will provide more direct trips within and between these boroughs than either the subway or bus networks can do today. Buses make up 43% of transit ridership in these three boroughs, but buses operate at an average speed of 8 mph as they fight the city’s heavy traffic.<p>It&#x27;s amazing to see New York City suffer almost half a century after Robert Moses&#x27;s decline.<p>One of the worst consequences of Moses&#x27;s 600 (or was it 700?) miles of highway is how residential areas outside of Manhattan developed: Because he built the city around highways and hence commuting by car, residential areas outside of Manhattan developed into thinly spread suburbs, making it near impossible to create an efficient network of trains. To New York City&#x27;s credit, they&#x27;ve made a laudable comeback with subways: After all, it&#x27;s <i>the</i> city you can live without owning cars in the United States. Yet, our generation continues to pay the price of Moses&#x27;s ego and lack of foresight.<p>RM is a humbling reminder that getting wrong stuff done so effectively has grave and lasting consequences.