re: #137 Decatur Deb

NYC needs to significantly expand its mass transit to keep pace with growth and to encourage more growth too.

The building of the 2d avenue subway and 7 line expansion are a belated and very costly move to expand and add capacity where it has long been needed.

We’ve got to get construction costs down in order to build out the 2d Ave line to its full length, but there are other projects around the City that ought to be considered to add capacity outside Manhattan - like direct links between the Bronx and Brooklyn without going into Manhattan (Triboro RX). It’s going to take foresight and someone who will get the budget in place to make it happen. Other cities face similar challenges - trying to build density at a reasonable cost - even though density brings higher ratables for real estate, and can pay for itself in the long run.