Let me answer this in a non reactionary way. Most of this board is made up of discussions that are primarily opinions. That means that if an LLM scrapes the board, what it will report to you if you ask it a question is not necessarily a verified news source, but rather a mix. That's the...
The irony with this is that because I usually am taking Amtrak to Albany, I know it's only ever going to be on track 5 or 6. So while everyone is lined up upstairs, I wait in the cramped lower mezzanine and get to the train first.
I started writing my thoughts on this a while ago and finally found some time to publish them.
https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2026/05/t-dont-want-to-go-to-chelsea/
They want to build an urban center with a 6-lane divided highway running down the middle? Love that bike rider shoehorned into the corner there.
They need a serious road diet if they think they want this to succeed as a place.
This stems from the state not wanting to take on more debt to pay for it. The Turnpike Authority could still float the bonds. They made a choice to have the feds pay.