r/newyork • u/Kindly_Ice1745 • 6d ago

NY needs to take this step

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414

Seems like the first step in an economic decoupling of the US.

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

Yeah, New England (minus NH), NY, NJ, MD, DE, IL, the west coast, MN, CO nd NM.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

I'd bring New Hampshire along just because it would make more sense to bring it rather than leave it. The logistical aspect is the most crucial reasoning, but it's also a few billion more.

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

We condition their admittance on allowing MBTA service into the state.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

That's fair enough. I say the end goal should be to create faster by rail travel through the North East

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

I'm 1,000% supportive of that.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

It's 2025 it shouldn't take as long as it would to get from Buffalo to Boston by rail.

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

100%. It takes 5 hours to get to Albany from Buffalo by train...

The state really needs to get on constructing the improvements to the route and adding the third track between Schenectady and Buffalo, with the fourth park in some areas.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

Which is ridiculous, it really shouldn't take me three hours by train to get to Albany from Syracuse

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

Yup. Just simply getting a dedicated third track would cut down travel times immensely, as there wouldn't be delays by freight trains.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

Exactly, I've been saying it for a few years now, third tracks and light rail would be 2 projects that would help immensely

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

We have light rail here in Buffalo. Needs expanded.

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u/GoodeyGoodz 5d ago

Yeah, I'd love light rail in Syracuse. Especially if it connected to Auburn and Cortland.

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 5d ago

BRT is a good start. Especially with potential population increases from Micron, could set the stage for more rapid transit. Are they doing two routes or three? It was originally two, and then they added a third last year, but I saw an article from Centro this year that only referenced two routes.

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