Italianstallion

There's one platform on each level. Each level has a center platform with the 7 on one side and the N/W on the other.

I've seen them in other cities, maybe even in Europe, if I recall. Anyway, they are more for leaning against than standing. They take up less platform space, for one thing. Sometimes, you just want to lean on something clean. https://www.architonic.com/en/product/concept-urbain-europe-composite-standing-seat/1269760 Subway use in NY - http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2017/10/2/new-leaning--benches--at-brooklyn-subway-station-get-mixed-reviews-from-straphangers http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/subway-riders-slam-new-leaning-bars-unwelcoming-article-1.3488170 They didn't like them in Hawaii either - http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/14926388/new-leaning-bus-bench-criticized/

Interesting. These very same standing benches have just been installed in the re-done Riverdale MNRR station, inside the heated waiting alcove on the northbound platform. Must be a new MTA concept.

God, I hate entitled a**holes. America is full of entitled a**holes.

Fiendishly clever.

As a new example of closed-floor el, see JFK Airtrain.

Huh? There is 3 train service to 96th and north to 137th.

Well, I'd be surprised, since such a transfer wasn't part of the plans or engineering or MTA documents or news reports.

I agree 100%.

Many passengers entering that station get on from the Bx3 bus, which terminates there. They will now have to double back north on the 1 and then change again. Why not send the Bx3 buses up Broadway directly to 242nd and drop off the passengers there, so they don't have to do 2 changes? It'll only add about 10 minutes to the bus run.

They are also going to ADD a new staircase on the NW corner, and do some cosmetic improvements.

There's a list very visible on the lower left of the website.

Ha. Yes, a declaration that moved a populace to fight for 7 years and succeed.

LOL. Know your history, man. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was an extended riff on the Declaration, using its themes to argue for the unity of the nation and the equality of all its citizens. Subtract "4 scores and seven years" from 1863 and see what year you get.

Lincoln didn't agree with you.

So the Declaration of Independence consists of "borderline platitudes"? Interesting.

Yes, I assume the 4 -car mark is the spot where there train has to at least reach. Nothing prevents an engineer who knows the station from stopping the train further down by the stairs.

They definitely have markers at the Riverdale station. The southbound platform marker placement is curious, though. The 4-car marker is at the midpoint of the platform. If the train stopped there, those folks waiting at the southern end of the station (that is, ALL of the passengers) would have to run down the platform to reach the train, as the only stairway is at the south end and everyone congregates there. Thankfully, the engineers know where to stop.

You still have interlining in your plan; it's just on the local tracks.

West of Third Ave, if Fordham Road is deemed too crowded, the LRT could be routed up Kingsbridge Road to Broadway and 225th St. This route has less traffic but still connects with all subways other than the A. But it would also connect with Metro-North at Marble Hill as a bonus. And it avoids congestion at the 207th St. Bridge.

This is an excellent point. A crosstown line on Fordham would have as its main purpose crosstown Bronx travel. Direct travel to Manhattan would be a bonus. Most of its potential riders would continue to use their existing north-south lines to get to Manhattan. So, frequency on the line would not need to measure up to typical frequencies applicable to Manhattan trunk lines. Thus, for instance, if run off the 1 train, there would be no need to split frequencies equally between the current VCP terminal and the new line. And such an even split would severely inconvenience VCP users anyway. During off-hours, in fact, it would probably make sense to run the new line as a shuttle without direct access to downtown Manhattan.

I doubt putting an el over the greensward in the Pelham Parkway median would be well-received.

I know where Hazen is, I grew up a block away. You say you are not talking about those folks, but you want to send the Q69, which many people between Hazen and Steinway use, south on Steinway instead of continuing to Ditmars station. That would hurt a lot of riders.

Not true. There is mucho passenger traffic from Hazen St. on west to the Ditmars station. At Hazen, Ditmars and Astoria Blvds. diverge going west, so Astoria Blvd. becomes too far a walk for many. Also, even east of Hazen, the Q19 has sparse service, and is impossible to use eastbound east of 49th St. since the Parkway blocks it from the neighborhood. Also, the Q69 has only one stop between the airport and Steinway St.

Ditmars from Steinway to 31st St. is one of the most hopping bar/restaurant streets in the city. The Q69 passenger loads don't surprise me. That line serves the Ditmars station. Most people going west from there would get off at 21st St. before the bus turns south. Then, by the time it gets to Astoria Blvd. and below, it starts serving people for the F at Queensbridge. The Q19 at Astoria Blvd. is a joke, and stops running at 7 pm. The Q18 at 30th Ave. is not much better. So people take the Q69. And it does not have too many buses. Steinway St. service went downhill when the Rikers buses were given their own route. Back in the day, the 101 was one if the most frequent lines in the city. Now it's a ghost of its former self.