Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:24:20 -0500 (EST)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Odd event on Metro
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

"Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com> wrote:
> Maybe all those who rely on much touted public transport, who
> couldn't get their trains to get to work this morning, can catch
> a ride with neighbors on their trains?

It would indeed be nice if there were multiple competing transit
systems.  For starters, New York ought to legalize jitneys, and do
away with the medallion requirement for taxis.

> Private transport may occasionally break down or otherwise be
> unavailable, but not all at once...

If everyone who lives or works in Manhattan commuted by car, you would
indeed see the private transportation system break down all at once.
Even if they could all somehow magically get to their destinations,
the vast majority of them wouldn't find a parking space once they
got there.

I hope the city government takes the opportunity to do the same thing
that Reagan did with the air traffic controllers:  Fire all the
illegal strikers, and replace them with people willing to work for
wages closer to what most of their passengers earn.