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Armandito

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  1. I'd like to see a link to Version 3.5 for future reference.
  2. I did see your proposals a few times in the past. IIRC your old B19 proposal is more or less similar to my B80 proposal, albeit with some differences. While my B80 is proposed as a limited-stop route operating 24/7 between Newkirk Plaza and JFK (with 30 minute headways overnight), your B19 is a local route operating 15-20 minute headways during the day with no overnight service. Your B19 also takes a more indirect route to and from The Junction though I get that other buses are being rerouted in your proposals, too.
  3. What a coincidence. But I wouldn't be so sure about extending the B35 beyond Brownsville as that route is already long enough.
  4. My proposed routings for the B80 LTD (purple) and B81 LTD (orange): Note that the following two stops have been added to the B81 LTD route: On Av D at E 39/40 Sts to serve Albany Av On Av D at E 56/57 Sts to serve Nazareth Regional High School The following cross streets/subway stations are served by both routes: Newkirk Plaza Flatbush/Bedford Avs Rockaway Pkwy E 105 St
  5. I routed it along Flatlands and Av H so it could directly serve the Canarsie hub at the terminal and also because Flatlands already has a bus lane--something Foster Av is currently lacking. While I do agree with your proposal there, it would mean a more indirect route to the terminal in exchange.
  6. Going back to this, here's what I revised: https://imgur.com/a/xWriL1i I also made an alternative proposal that keeps the current B15 routing along Marcus Garvey Blvd/Lewis Av but with a proposed southbound bus lane along the former: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kVmJwPSonO4VgTW6LKJ-fwUDamqOBXl7&ll=40.644603496581034%2C-73.91131499999999&z=11
  7. SBS did serve its purpose during a time when the technology for OMNY wasn't widespread enough to enable tap-and-go boarding. There has been talk about retiring the MetroCard as far back as 2007 when this technology pioneered on the Lexington Av Line in a partnership with Citibank, but for a variety of reasons its evolution into a systemwide medium of fare payment has been very slow to progress. I suppose one of the reasons could be the palatial size and complexity of NYC's public transportation system.
  8. I'll make the edits to my map soon. So that means the proposed SBS routes on my map would have to remain as Limiteds. On the other hand, I'm not sure whether the existing SBS routes would be rebranded back to LTD or retain their existing branding once OMNY comes along.
  9. If you feel a split is better, I'd have one segment operate between The Junction and Bath Beach and another between Avenue J/Coney Island Avenue and Gateway Mall. You could also extend the B82 to that shopping center during daytime hours.
  10. The area around Glenwood Road near "The Junction" is a bottleneck and I wanted to eliminate turns around that segment of the B6 route to enable more direct service.
  11. I don't think it should be split. It should get its own SBS variant like the B82, but bus lanes would be relegated only to Bay Parkway and Flatlands Avenue where there are two lanes in each direction as opposed to one. That route is already among the busiest in NYC and it's odd that it doesn't have SBS. Even the B35 which is also within the top ranks is already starting to get SBS treatment. A map I made of the B6 SBS along with other revisions I proposed can be seen here (the older link I posted a few months ago doesn't work anymore): https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1rr0X07pPQeV5P7YUk1WxRyLPKkhpzn5F
  12. The and lines, despite sharing trunk lines with other routes, do not share any of their own trackage with their respective express counterparts which is why they can run as frequently and as reliably as they could. But keep in mind that overcrowding is a key contributing factor to delays and erratic scheduling if merging doesn't play a role.
  13. Why this has been overlooked by transit officials is quite puzzling. With Livonia Yard the infrastructure is right there, you just need to make some modifications and you're all set. There was once a plan to extend the as far as Flatlands Av back when the Program for Action came along in 1968, but it never materialized. The B6 route, part of which runs more or less parallel to the Bay Ridge Branch ROW, is already one of the busiest bus routes in NYC so if a subway isn't feasible your best bet is reconfiguring the segment between Flatbush Av and Ralph Av to accommodate bus lanes and SBS; I even did my own attempt at mapping a potential routing for it here on Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1rr0X07pPQeV5P7YUk1WxRyLPKkhpzn5F&ll=40.642556834464244%2C-73.889335&z=11). While SBS may have its own flaws it's still a decent alternative to shelling out astronomical funds to build ADA-accessible stations and new rolling stock for another subway through the heart of Brooklyn.
  14. Read about the B15 possibly becoming an SBS route from this thread and decided to map it in this proposal of my own. It includes a revision to the existing B6 service pattern along with two new bus routes called the B80 SBS (Newkirk Plaza-JFK) and B81 Local (Newkirk Plaza-Spring Creek). I also proposed making the Av H/Glenwood Rd corridor an east/west pair to allow for the potential installment of bus lanes as these two roads are too narrow to accommodate them both ways: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1USzOfLBs20oQ0mo7L0Uo1EKVBT185vIh&ll=40.644249046777595%2C-73.889335&z=11
  15. The may be one of the more reliable lines at this time, but this not so in the past when the route ranked at the bottom for regularity of service and breakdowns. Needless to say, some of the stations along the line are in subpar condition, and you don't need to look further than the 21 St-Van Alst and Broadway stations to find out.
  16. The 36th St Yard will very likely be converted for regular maintenance service once the SAS is finished in its entirety (if it ever happens). But nothing is known about what routes would be assigned to that facility.
  17. There's a rumor I've been reading about regarding the fate of the express buses if the Rockaway Beach Branch ever gets reactivated for subway service, and it's not a good rumor. There's been some speculation that ridership on those routes will fall off a cliff once the subway reaches the QBL from the Rockaway Peninsula, though we can't be really sure what kind of impact it would have till we actually experience it.
  18. Don't West End riders prefer Grand St over Canal St? Back in 2004 when the Manhattan Bridge reopened, this was the reason why the was chosen to be the full time West End route over the , which in the end got downgraded to a weekday only route to Whitehall St. If any extension is suggested, it would operate rush hours only to Bay Pkwy in a manner similar to the trains in the Bronx; when trains are running the would operate express in the peak direction along West End between 9 Av and Bay Pkwy.
  19. There's been talks about reactivating the defunct Rockaway Beach Branch by extending the train from Rego Park to Beach 116 St but I disagree with that plan: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2021/07/14/mta-hiked-costs-of-long-sought-eastern-queens-subway-expansion-report/ In my perspective, the is already too circuitous of a route to warrant an extension to the Rockaways; I'd just leave it at Howard Beach for connections to the train for continuing service as well as the AirTrain to JFK.
  20. You're right...Yang is indeed one big encyclopedic ignorance. Ask him how long he's been living in NYC and he'll stare at you with a blank face.
  21. Which is why none of the East River tunnels connecting Queens and Manhattan have stations east of Third/Lexington Avenues.
  22. AFAIK the proposed design for Hanover Sq calls for the station to be a single island platform with just one X-switch; there's nothing in the blueprints that mention a third track for relaying trains that would terminate there despite a provision for a Brooklyn extension being on the books. (It would be helpful if someone could draw a track map depicting a possible track layout for Hanover Sq in a way that allows it to be used as both a terminal and a through station.)
  23. Same, but I also think a new subway line to Queens College and Fresh Meadows is also needed, given that Eastern Queens is very much a transit desert. In my proposal here (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=18jFWx4hiotMYgqkD5i3yJtylRH_0EBa3), I planned on rerouting trains to the bypass at all times with express service along the existing QBL express tracks being served by trains and a new Queens-Manhattan SAS service; the latter would operate to Jamaica (179 St) on weekdays and to Fresh Meadows during other times ( trains would serve Fresh Meadows instead of Forest Hills on weekdays). While I do support extending the to Brooklyn via the LIRR Atlantic Branch, one drawback with this plan is that we don't know if Hanover Sq could still serve as a terminal station for SAS trains coming from the QBL. Making Queens-Manhattan SAS trains run into Brooklyn would mean a longer, less reliable route--and this is a big reason why we shouldn't extend trains beyond World Trade Center (especially since it's a very busy and congested route).
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