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Is that the limiting factor? I was under the impression that it was the terminals (esp. on the )

I stand corrected then! Mea culpa. However, it still seems easier to me for them to turn trains at QP

What Lawrence St. said; 2 routes for 1 train. Also, it's nice to avoid merges like that one; it fluidizes ops.

Yeah I've heard QP, but never 96th...

Nope, I'm pretty sure that's the foamer plan. I don't think that they've given specifics yet.

While I agree the neighborhood's concerns should be taken into account, I think it's wrong to give them veto power. Public transit is for the greater good, and as such, alternitaves should be looked at through the lens of what's better for both residents and for riders in general. In essence, we should be doing what's best for all riders, not what's best for lower Manhattan politics.

Lol all cool I think 63rd Street being selected had a lot to do with the geology of the East River in the area, along with ease of construction in Manhattan. IIRC routings as far north as 76th and as far south as 62nd were considered. Also remember that the 63rd St tubes were built with ESA in mind.

QBL connection is at 63rd, I think. I see that being built hell or high water; Queens will raise the dead otherwise. I can see the other things you mention though.

I understand that they can't divert the money directly, but they haven't even funded it entirely yet. We all know that in politics, regions have unspoken quotas of capex they can have. In this case, New York could spend 6 bil on this, which would be all well and good, but they could also use their 'allotment' on something more cost effective, like getting a grant to replace sewer lines, update the water system (and finally finish CWT3), rationalize the city's grid, etc. As for the argument about minorities, point taken, but you could instead target some of the above listed monies at such neighborhoods. Already we're seeing this strategy with the 125th st terminal rather than a bx extension. I really do think sometimes that the best thing that could happen to the MTA would be lots of republicans in the state and city govts. I'm a democrat through and through, but it'd force them to cut costs.

Honestly, if the MTA can't keep the phase 2 costs to a reasonable level, I don't think it should be built. The money can do more good elsewhere. Imagine if the city spent 6 billion on new schools, for example...

No for 3 reasons. 1. The R would lose access to Jamaica yard, requiring deadhead moves to/from CI. 2. You'd be cutting service on 60th Street -- a much busier corridor than 63rd. 3. You'd be adding a merge to the F and N lines.

BQX is a crap idea. It's all about deblasio's ego along with his developer friends and not about transport. The fact that they had to falsify travel time and market data for their 'study' speaks volumes about it, I'd say. The problem with LRT in NYC more generally is that most of the corridors you mention should be getting subway service. LRT is just a bandaid

So? It's legal and done all over the country.. I actually quite like the idea...

Please point to where you say that.

And, pray, what market does this serve? Is the 500 foot journey between stations that perilous? The delays on lex from the merge will be awful, rush hour or not, and if you're running a shuttle whose uselessness has been hashed and rehashed over and over again on here and elsewhere during rush hours, I don't see this being of any use. Give up. The MTA is never starting BG SF up again.

Yup! Wiki is crowdsourced, but actually quite reliable. You'll always hear stories of crazy things slipping under the radar, but that's life. You can trust it. And for all of you who still won't trust it, then you shouldn't use Google maps either. It's crowdsourced too.

So just now, I changed the power of the 179s to "rats on treadmills." Let's see how long it takes them to fix it. Start your clocks!

They already start a bunch of s from 137th... Why not do express from 145th to 96th as a pliot? I for one am not convinced we need exp in the bx. We're doing it for the benefit of riders at 1 station...

Jeez. Where aren't you extending the SAS. I've heard LGA, the bronx and now this from you. And needless to say, JUST ADD SERVICE! We don't need to spend an extra billion on connecting an already pricy crosstown extension to the bronx just so the MTA can run extra service from the east side when the is out for mx.

Interesting; thanks!

Will 179s and 160s be allowed to run together in a consist?

What happened this AM on the , , , lines???

Explain?

Both those stations have the . Riders North of ozone park can transfer to the or , or ride south and take the . If they want more Lower Manhattan access, they can push for an extension of the to OP and a devotion of the to Rockaway terminals.

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