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Re: Pedestrian access through Lincoln, Holland tunnels
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When you crank up the air, where do you think it comes from? It's been awhile since I bought a new car. Are carbon monoxide filters now standard? I have no interest in walking through the tunnel. I do, however, have a perverse interest in not hearing nonsense passed off as fact. (A tough affliction during election season, granted.) Here are some words combined with pictures: http://gothamist.com/2012/04/04/what_ ... he_towers_in_the_midd.php
Posted on: 2012/11/16 5:21
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Re: Pedestrian access through Lincoln, Holland tunnels
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The tunnels are ventilated.
There are large ventilation buildings on both sides of the river. E.g. the NJ one for the Lincoln Tunnel is in two large buildings, across from what is now the Weehawken Rec Center. You could easily walk through the tunnel, even with the cars stuck in traffic and idling. It might not be pleasant, but it's perfectly safe.
Posted on: 2012/11/16 3:38
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Well, you can be the first to walk through & we will use you as the guinea pig. There is a difference between walking through & driving. Cars may not be hermetically sealed but you can close your windows & vents & crank up the air. And I guarantee anyone sitting in their car for an extended period of time in the tunnel experiences nausea & some light headedness from the fumes.
Posted on: 2012/11/16 3:03
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5K race through the tunnel, that is.
Posted on: 2012/11/15 16:10
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Every April, the Lincoln Tunnel is closed overnight (one tube per night) and cleaned. On the Sunday morning of the weekend when it happens, there is a 5K race - to NYC and back. It's a great event -and yes, very hilly!
Posted on: 2012/11/15 14:57
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Jersey City: the beginning of the rest of America.
(See NYT article, 6th paragraph.)
Posted on: 2012/11/15 14:55
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An early version of the Smart Car?
Posted on: 2012/11/15 14:41
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I don't think I could ever walk through the Holland Tunnel after reading The Stand by Stephen King (although I believe it was the Lincoln that the characters traversed in the novel.)
As far as the walkway goes, there is this photo of an electric police vehicle from 1954:  (Image from this NY Times story)
Posted on: 2012/11/15 14:36
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I for one do not want to walk a mile and a half through a tunnel, the last half of which is steep uphill climb, breathing car exhaust the whole way. And I love to hike.
Posted on: 2012/11/15 14:25
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Nope. (Are cars hermetically sealed? No. Are drivers passing out?) Both tunnels are well-ventilated.
Posted on: 2012/11/15 5:29
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The big issue would be carbon monoxide from the cars. An enclosed, ventilated walkway would have to be constructed or you would have bodies all over. Many years ago there used to be a little pathway that little cars transporting workers/police back & forth scooting along the sides of the tunnel. I want to say the Lincoln but it was so many years ago. But then again, I remember when there were toll booths on both sides of the tunnel.
Posted on: 2012/11/15 3:09
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I heard that some brave souls actually walked through the Lincoln tunnel last week when there was an accident or something. I think the Port Authority should install pedestrian walkways so people can walk underneath the Hudson or perhaps bicycle. Maybe charge $1 each way
Posted on: 2012/11/15 2:56
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