Saturday, March 25, 2006
The term that some use to describe this is "peak spreading"
March 26, 2006
N.Y.: Expanding Workday Makes Its Mark on Transit
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
The first train of the day pulls out of the Croton-Harmon station at 4:56 a.m., almost a full hour before sunrise, but it is not early enough for Ben Hoyer.
Mr. Hoyer, 36, like a fast-growing cohort of commuters, wants to get to Grand Central Terminal even earlier than is now possible. By 6 a.m., Mr. Hoyer said, the demands of his job as the head stock trader for an investment firm have already piled up. He is looking forward to next week when the train will start its run 11 minutes sooner and deposit him in Manhattan at 5:45 a.m.
"Work is fast-paced, and I need every minute I can get," said Mr. Hoyer, who lives with his wife and two children in Briarcliff Manor, about 30 miles north of the city.
This is one way that many residents of large metropolitan areas foil efforts to force them to move closer-in to the city. They just leave for work early enough to avoid at least some of the congestion - even if they use transit, as Mr. Hoyer, mentioned above, does.
N.Y.: Expanding Workday Makes Its Mark on Transit
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
The first train of the day pulls out of the Croton-Harmon station at 4:56 a.m., almost a full hour before sunrise, but it is not early enough for Ben Hoyer.
Mr. Hoyer, 36, like a fast-growing cohort of commuters, wants to get to Grand Central Terminal even earlier than is now possible. By 6 a.m., Mr. Hoyer said, the demands of his job as the head stock trader for an investment firm have already piled up. He is looking forward to next week when the train will start its run 11 minutes sooner and deposit him in Manhattan at 5:45 a.m.
"Work is fast-paced, and I need every minute I can get," said Mr. Hoyer, who lives with his wife and two children in Briarcliff Manor, about 30 miles north of the city.
This is one way that many residents of large metropolitan areas foil efforts to force them to move closer-in to the city. They just leave for work early enough to avoid at least some of the congestion - even if they use transit, as Mr. Hoyer, mentioned above, does.
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>>>>This is one way that many residents of large metropolitan areas foil efforts to force them to move closer-in to the city.<<<<<
INCORRECT.
There is no one foiling him to move closer to the city. Please name five people who are focing this man and his family to move closer to the city.
The fact is, he made the decision to relocate miles away in Long Island suffers the consequences every day. The neighborhood he lives in is beautiful and I doubt anyone will make him move to the city.
Why is he taking the railroad? The LI Expressway is a jungle in the morning and sprawl around the highway make it impossible for further expansion. The days of an enjoyable drive to the city are over.
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INCORRECT.
There is no one foiling him to move closer to the city. Please name five people who are focing this man and his family to move closer to the city.
The fact is, he made the decision to relocate miles away in Long Island suffers the consequences every day. The neighborhood he lives in is beautiful and I doubt anyone will make him move to the city.
Why is he taking the railroad? The LI Expressway is a jungle in the morning and sprawl around the highway make it impossible for further expansion. The days of an enjoyable drive to the city are over.
