What Happened When I Decommissioned A Subway
I'm told on good authority that the New York City subway is too dirty and dangerous to rely on for transportation. So today we're decommissioning the Lexington Avenue Line, the city's busiest, and replacing it with...more roadway.
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Resources:
HUB Bound report, 2024 https://www.nymtc.org/Portals/0/Pdf/Hub%20Bound/2025%20Hub%20Bound/2024%20Hub%20Bound%20Report%20(2).pdf?ver=K0jQ6a7ZBmPSZaM8WYDkAg%3d%3d
Freedom to Drive Initiative https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freedom-to-drive-initiative.htm
Freedom to Drive letter to governors https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/memorandum/Freedom_to_Drive_Initiative-Signed_Letter_to_Governors-20260420.pdf
Manhattan Population Explorer https://manpopex.us/
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Breezewood PA By Ben Schumin - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=756020
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