Build more subways for more housing

Build more subways for more housing

One of the key issues in New York City politics this mayoral election year is the need for more housing. The candidates have or will lay out detailed plans on how to create more housing at all levels. I have a non-housing plan for more housing — build more subways! Let me explain. In the mid-1990s, when the idea of restarting the Second Ave. subway was floated, most of my friends asked me if I was excited about the project. Having been a NYC tra…

Seattle’s new subway! – City Observatory

Subways for stormwater:  Another subsidy for cars and contributor to high household costs. In Seattle, cars and trucks; roads and parking lots are responsible for half of stormwater volumes, and contribute most to toxic runoff, but pay nothing for an extremely expensive subway to keep their waste from polluting sensitive waterways. Instead, the cost of sewage subways gets build to urban households, many of whom don’t even drive. Seattle’s puttin…