[757labs] FYI - 2nd Mid-Town Tunnel Support

[Adam Crosby]

It should only be ~$3 person, not $10/day.
I'm not worried about the EZ Pass picking you up at speed - when has speed EVER been an issue going through the tunnels?  I'm more worried about it double charging you if you're parked under the sensor for 30 minutes while they clear a wreck...

Not to stray too far into political territory, but if you're driving through the tunnel on a daily basis, you should be paying for the upgrade.  I go through any of the tunnels maybe once a month, if that.
Move closer to work - the toll has the wonderful benefit of putting a negative emphasis on shit that's bad for the environment (and people's mental health) anyways - multi-hour, cross tunnel commutes shouldn't be encouraged.

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Adam

On Dec 7, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Trevor Lewis wrote:

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>  I can't imagine them *not* turning the tolls on before they break ground on the new tunnel. I'm sure they'll say it's to work out the kinks and "judge public response" or some other political BS. My biggest complaint is that quite a few of the people who use the tunnels on a daily basis are military or (DoD contractors), and with the DoD getting huge cuts, the first thing that happens is COLA freezes. Even with all the benefits, the .mil pay isn't all that great, adding a $10/day bill on top of that just sucks. Even worse, when there's a government shutdown, the military still has to come to work, regardless of whether they're getting a paycheck. 
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>  I do have to say though that the EZ Pass system works really well. First time I flew through a tollbooth at 75mph and got a green light as I passed by I was truly impressed, and just a little bit frightened. Glad I'm not using my own EZ Pass. :)
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> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:20 PM, <telmnstr at 757.org> wrote:
> 757 Labs;
>   The article talks about everyone using E-Z-Pass and not having Toll Booths; that's fine for the people that use it regularly, but what about people with-out an E-Z-Pass?  (Tourists, Contractors here for just a few days, locals who only need to cross occasionally.)
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> They OCR your license plate and send you a bill for the amount for the toll plus a $3 handling fee.
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> Yea, it's going to be a mess.
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> It sounded like it wouldn't be complete until a good ways out, but I read the tolls are going to be turned on way before the tunnel is open.
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> Here is an article about the selling of America's infrastructure:
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> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dylan-ratigan/america-for-sale-is-goldm_b_877285.html
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> "America for Sale: Is Goldman Sachs Buying Your City?"
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