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1)Really the is already a hell hole and putting even more people on it will only make the problem even worse. The even has a shortage of trains in case you don't know from being packed as it is. 2)That is no better alternative to the current xfer between the Q55 and Q56/(J) train 3)Although all of that is true sometimes enhancements are needed anyways as people want to get to their destination as quick as possible. That's why there are bus lanes, limited service, SBS, etc. All of that costs lots of money but they help contribute to the bus system however.

The train is always packed in both directions even off peak so it isn't a very reliable option. Also it isn't just Ridgewood, people on Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue especially use the Q55 to get to Jamaica. Also how is it more expensive? Buses and subways charge the same

Not even that. It's because the demand is there but the Q55 doesn't go to Jamaica. Sending it to Jamaica would make it more convenient for current passengers and gain new riders as well. And btw, you even said it yourself that people don't like to transfer.

People however don't like transferring and Hillside only tends to get bad east of Sutphin Boulevard. Even then it's only a small section of Sutphin it uses so it isn't that much of a problem and the Q55 doesn't usually get caught in traffic jams either (unless sometimes on a small section near the Cooper Avenue intersection). Now about people using it to Jamaica those buses are always packed with people going east of Woodhaven Boulevard and most of them use it to Jamaica however they have to transfer to the Q56 or train. Extending the Q55 eliminates that need to transfer.

I knew it! Knew those routes would get artics sooner or later. But do they really have to move the bus stop for the other routes instead of lengthening the Duane Reade one to 94 Avenue?

Then why not move them back to Duane Reade if it blocks the area where I'm proposing my Q55 terminal?

Well it doesn't duplicate the Q56. The reason I'm extending it is because there is a large amount of demand between Ridgewood and Jamaica. Those passengers have to xfer to a Q56 or the train since it ends at Myrtle/Jamaica Avenues. Also I'm only sending it to Sutphin Boulevard. If I wanted to send it to 170 Street where the Q54 and Q56 end at I would understand your point and the 165 Street bus terminal is crowded and adding a frequent bus like the Q55 there is not a good idea plus it's overkill.

The stop is below Archer Avenue, not between Archer and 91st.

What does the going to Midtown have to with sending the Q55 to Jamaica? Doesn't make sense. Also QJT's proposal of sending the Q55 to 179 Street is overkill. Under my proposal it already connects to it on Sutphin Boulevard/Hillside Avenue. Also I routed it on Hillside Avenue so that transfer to the could be made. And the Q55 could terminate on the northbound section of Sutphin Boulevard between 91 Avenue and Archer Avenue since there's no bus stop there.

1) Yeah the definition of that isn't important to the discussion anyways . Let's not waste time on that 2) They serve that area too and I didn't say only the Q40 3) Well how about have the Q60 end at Lexington Avenue between 59 and 60 Streets. People could then directly transfer to the and there's no bus stop in that section.

Well after the Q101 is rerouted to replace the B24 Greenpoint section, I would have the Q60s terminate at the current Q101 terminus to nullify that problem. And yes the Q101 does have that service for a reason but it could be useful somewhere else though..... 1) A super route has to be very long and be heavily used. 2) Well I read that hardly anyone uses the Q60 from there..... 3) You still have the Q6 and Q111/113

This has been discussed before but however it makes sense to bring it up again. Here's a proposal I made to extend the Q55 to Jamaica. It would be extended to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue where the Q30/31 and Q43 terminate. I would extend it down Hillside Avenue as the section between Myrtle Avenue and Queens Boulevard has no bus service. The reasoning is that a lot of people from Ridgewood use the Q55 to the Q56 or train to get to Jamaica. Extending it to Jamaica would make eliminate the need to transfer and make there trips more convenient. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=214089513480814599261.0004e41a0669bad0febca

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Exactly. If anything the Q101 should be the route that gets pulled out of Midtown. People only use the Q101 there from Queens Plaza if it is the first bus to come. In fact rerouting it would be a good way to replace the B24 Greenpoint section but that's a separate discussion. And about the Q39 I still wouldn't truncate it to Court Square. QP is still an important location if people want the or . And splitting the Q60 is a stupid idea really because it's main purpose is to serve Queens Boulevard and considering the high ridership it gets what good comes from splitting it? Also the IND Queens Boulevard line is also unreliable as it constantly overcrowds.

But I do know only a few people use the Q60 there and it is served by other bus routes.

Well the Q6 goes there and even the Q111/113. Lakewood/Sutphin isn't too far from there though imo.

Yeah it does. When it turns off Sutphin Boulevard at Lakewood Avenue, it has a stop there and it is near the 40 projects.

I know the Q44 has artics, I've seen them. I would've have then end between Jamaica and Archer Avenues on Merrick Boulevard. And again, although yes I'm not too familiar with that area, I do know that not a lot of people use the Q60 by the projects. Also you already have the Q6 and Q40.

At least sending it to Merrick makes more sense than truncating it at QP because my proposal would increase, not decrease ridership. And how many people use it at 109 Avenue/157 Street and where do they take it to because I am not too familiar with that area but I do know not a lot of people don't use the Q60 there.

Um about Q102 serving all of 31 Street, it's not needed because it is completely redundant to the train. Hardly anyone uses it along 31 Street (except for elderly or disabled people). People would still use the train. Also I would leave the Q39 as it is. It is needed at QP. Q7 is also fine the way it is and doesn't need to be either truncated or extended. Also Q60 truncated to QP is a big NO. I have seen lot of people use the Q60 to Midtown. The only thing I would change about the Q60 is have it terminate at Merrick Boulevard/Archer Avenue as 109 Avenue/157 Street is a very unpopular terminus and it should serve more of Jamaica as well.

Suicide still is never the answer. It's a PERMANENT solution to a TEMPORARY problem. Your life is worth too much to take away like that. You never know what you might accomplish. If there's something horrible you've been through, it would be best to get help or suck it up.

Another suicide? Oh boy.....I've been hearing about too many of them. Seriously can't they find better ways of getting rid of depression issues without killing/harming themselves because it's not that hard. But people have been killing themselves over ridiculous things lately like if someone breaks up with their boy/girlfriend, then the next day, they're gonna have a bullet in their head. What's next, people killing themselves because they broke their phone? Well usually when people commit suicide by transit, they use the trains such as that guy who killed himself on the train at Astoria since trains travel faster and they are much heavier.

DOT must be on drugs again. Getting rid of the Q67 is a stupid idea, especially since industrial workers depend on it. What would they propose next, eliminate the Q58?!!!