It's Holiday Travel Time!

Today is considered the busiest travel day of the year, as people are flocking home and away for the Thanksgiving holiday. The AAA says that the number of travelers going at least 50 miles from home will be about 41 million, a 1.4% decline from last year and the "first decline in travelers since 2002." AAA spokeswoman Christie Hydge explained, "I think with the economy going downward, people are holding off on traveling." Still, NYC is preparing for the crush: The Port Authority is expecting 1.35 million passengers at the three airports this year, the MTA has its extra eastbound LIRR trains today, and the city's Department of Transportation has named this a holiday gridlock alert day and urges people to take public transit. In the immortal words of Frank Costanza, "Serenity now!"

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By Jen Chung in News on November 26, 2008 10:22 AM

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martinlock

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Snoopy

How can I apply for the position as spokesperson for the AAA? It's a non paying position I assume given all the incredible info she put out. What do they do? Call up their neighbors and ask them, "What are you doing for this weekend?"

Huffy, I'm happy for you. Seeing that you live with your mother, holiday travel will not be in your future plans or be part of the overall statistics of people on the road or in the air.

blkiznewprez

yes urge peeps to take public transit = more crowded trains and platforms = less ability for NYPD to pick out terrorists = BOOM.

i'm not surprised though, since the MTA would find relief if a % of their riders died in an explosion that would take out trains and maybe a station or two. then they could cut back on service and have an excuse.