# Southtowns Connector Protest 9/13 10:00 AM **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 8, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566 "2008-09-08T13:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/21 "2008-09-09T05:15:40Z")
> [@mike125k](#): > > How many of you that are bitching about keeping it an expressway actually take Rt5 into/out of the city during morning/evening rush hour traffic? > > This will be the same exact thing as they tried a few years ago on the 40mph section of Rt5 through Hamburg when they wanted to make it “ascetically pleasing” by turning it into a single lane with a center turn lane. Tell me how that one worked out for those who remember it. ehh i lived on rt5 in lackawanna and it would take me for ever to take skyway to get to the 190 it was dumb… now it they took this down what would they do with the military base ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/22 "2008-09-09T05:27:15Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > ehh i lived on rt5 in lackawanna and it would take me for ever to take skyway to get to the 190 it was dumb… > > now it they took this down what would they do with the military base So by adding a ton of traffic lights naturally that will speed things up… Can someone translate that last sentence into English please? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/23 "2008-09-09T06:47:46Z")
> [@dozr](#): > > umm… for the second time, this has nothing to do with the skyway. Sorry, when I read “elevated expressway” I assumed skyway. The points I made are still valid though. You can’t take out the expressway that serves as the major commuter route and replace it with some slow parkway just to force people to look at the waterfront. > [@mike125k](#): > > How many of you that are bitching about keeping it an expressway actually take Rt5 into/out of the city during morning/evening rush hour traffic? > > This will be the same exact thing as they tried a few years ago on the 40mph section of Rt5 through Hamburg when they wanted to make it “ascetically pleasing” by turning it into a single lane with a center turn lane. Tell me how that one worked out for those who remember it. Exactly. But the people protesting are the same ones that are against people living in the suburbs. They want to force you to move back to the city and the first step to doing that is making it difficult for you to get to and from work. It’s the same backwards thinking that got cars banned from main street downtown and killed the 800 block. ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/24 "2008-09-09T06:50:21Z")
They can’t even decide what to do with the Peace Bridge. What makes anyone think this will be different? I’m all for taking down the skyway, but let’s face facts: it isn’t going anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/25 "2008-09-09T06:52:45Z")
i stopped reading after > On Saturday, September 13, we will hopefully begin to take back our city. ---
**Author:** ![dftsilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dftsilvia/32/7447_2.png) [@dftsilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dftsilvia)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/26 "2008-09-09T11:31:38Z")
maybe if the the city had a nice waterfront this protest actually might mean something. but there isnt shit on our waterfront, so why does it matter? i would much rather see a protest to tear down the ugly ass aud asap! i cant wait till buffalo is a town, we wont have nearly as many problems ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/27 "2008-09-09T11:32:58Z")
^^^the Aud is scheduled to be torn down next month ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566/28 "2008-09-09T11:59:13Z")
> [@matter](#): > > pro-skyway > > without it my drive to east suburbs from lakeview would suck horribly You take the skyway to go east? Anyway, back on topic (not skyway) did anyone actually read anything or look at the cross sections or watch the video? WNYers are funny, “it may add .8 minutes to my 11.7 minute commute.” I have sat in traffic about that same distance(2 miles) for about 30 minutes in many other cities. With the way NY loves to tax the f out of people you would think adding 80 acres in semi-prime to prime real estate back to the tax rolls would be a no brainer. You could still have the Skyway and have a couple miles of parkway. My 2 cents. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/southtowns-connector-protest-9-13-10-00-am/54566.md?page=1)