Bay Ridge Express

What a beautiful statement! If only we even had half of what was originally proposed here... (save for the new branches that have already additionally been built)

This is actually kind of my first time taking a look at the proposed network, so I'll just comment a few things that a lot of you may have already discussed: QT22: so they basically chose to deny service to Seagirt residents between B 35 and B 19? And how exactly, will that work? Also, why have it run all the way to West Broadway? Also, wouldn't be too happy about being forced to take a Nassau bus to the east of there... QT44: Interestingly, they chose to extend the route to Fordham... considering that the bus is sometimes dead air in the Bronx, do they expect such an extension to create an increase in ridership? Regardless, I do not believe that extending the route and potentially exacerbating its reliability should be a good solution. I can sense many bunches emerging, especially for a route so long... QT50: I don't necessarily understand what was wrong with the Q48 to warrant such a route. Why would people coming from LGA, not readily going into Manhattan, opt for the East Bronx... unless of course, the decided they wanted to kill two birds with one stone and just combine the Q48 and Q50 together (which would likely be the more realistic scenario...) QT52 (and elimination of the Q53): absolutely not happy about this. Not necessarily from the Rockaway point of view, but the fact that they chose to deny service to Jackson Heights in Queens... perhaps if Woodhaven Blvd (subway) was an express station, I'd be more tolerant but with the function that the Q53 has as a subway supplement, I'm not happy. QT48: This, I actually like. Hopefully it will be a full-time service. QT1: I guess same comment as the QT50 scenario.

I'm biking regardless of whether the fare is free or not... ain't no way I'm getting COVID for a ride that's slower than the average biker. I don't see why, though. I mean, subways are closed 1-5 for cleaning every night, while buses are still running... you'd think subways might be a bit more safe (esp. with lower ridership)? After all, the level of safety depends on how many people are willing to use the service.

You don't own that designation... especially one that's officially nonexistent... lol Amsterdam is too close to Broadway north of 72 and I would say your stops parallel the too much for the line to be that useful...

Not surprised from someone who "proposed publicly shaming turnstile jumpers by publishing security footage of farebeaters who are caught in the act."

The reality is, the MTA will definitely not deny that their whole "innovative redesign" was a failure or that it has flaws... they like focusing on the sole benefits as a way to attract customers. The bolded text brings up a good point that should've also been met with review.

Place your bets. I'm gonna go ahead and say August 24.

Poor B103 Limited... Seriously, 10 people were injured.

What was the reason?

Because it would be better to invest that money into building a Manhattan connection (to/from LGA). 21 St and LaGuardia Airport are two different corridors that require their own respective routing.

Deinterlining wouldn't really be affected. As is, the doesn't really interline itself with anything in Queens except before 2010... As for the second question, I would say if you had to deinterline that section so that the QB Express/Local would each respectively go on either 53/63, I would say to put the QB Express on 53 and QB Local on 63. Reason being is you wouldn't lose local connectivity to Queens Plaza since the would make local stops. However, you would lose express connectivity at 21 St-Queensbridge and the would further increase its stop count. Therefore, I wouldn't deinterline it this way.

No 2 Av service?

So? I was clearly talking about all buses east of 4 Av... there are no buses running to the west of there...

I would like to see a transfer from 57 St-7 Av connecting to both 59 St-Columbus Circle and 7 Av . But if I had to choose, I would say 57 St w/ 59 St.

1. Longest unlinked trip: I guess B63 from Brooklyn Bridge park to Bay Ridge? Had to take my grandma and accessibility on the was (and still is) shite. 2. Ride share, subway, air train and bus. And yes, that was just legitimately to get to a relative's house. Anything other than that, I would say is obvious fanning.

Says a lot about society when the dude recording knows it's gonna happen and ends up recording instead of warning the guy...

I would realign the Crosstown tracks so that the could be extended up towards Astoria via 21 St. Why not take it a step further and have it run to Jackson Heights or South Bronx? Though, I'm not too keen on having it be a light rail.

Aren't shuttle buses always free?

I hear it'll be a quite a popular destination with COVID 😏. I have 2 ideas in mind when it comes to the for that segment: 1. Run only trains through an el via Jamaica Av that would connect on the west side at Bway Junction and on the east side at ~85 St. 2. Do what was mentioned previously in this thread, have trains make fewer stops and discontinue the . I'm leaning towards the second option being more practical since a higher frequency of trains can pass through and the Fulton St corridor is still worth serving. When people talk about the , they always point to its use on West End. The simply doesn't need to go to West End; that's not the point of the routing. The point is for it to provide a split for the , which doesn't switch tracks at all in Brooklyn.

Yes, the 2 Av service would connect to S 4 St, but in my proposal, instead of the running on Lafayette Av, it would also run on the S 4 St line and then go on its normal route. The 's route between Myrtle Av and Broadway Junction would also be intact for local access to Lower Manhattan. Thankfully, capacity wouldn't be an issue since there would be an optimal number of tracks on the new line for service to run smoothly.

I personally don't understand what is so difficult about simply rerouting some trips to the past Lexington Av for access to the yard during times of low ridership/emergency situations only. It could also be based out of Coney Island and use the or express tracks.

I'm working on what is essentially a "subway redesign" that would show what the system would look like in a few hundred years (or however long they take to get stuff done). In my proposal, a 2 Av Line (call it the for simplicity sake) from Utica Av, the coming from Myrtle Av, and the from Jamaica Av all meet up at Myrtle Av in an underground Broadway/S 4 St line that has 4-5 tracks. The runs express, some trips are express during rush hours, and all trips are local. Then they all go on their respective routes in Manhattan. Of course, there would also be a direct, local connection.

If the stop was at 91 or 92 (&4th) I think it might have more utilization, but that stop is just too close to the terminal (87/88 St) to be practical. Anyway, what would be the point of such a route? It would be much easier to backtrack and catch a SIM1C than have to go all the way to Downtown just to catch a different bus and exhaust mileage... and I guess the B63 should be cancelled then?

Finally, the 4 Av Line has accessibility that isn't just at Atlantic Av!

I would add one small change to your proposal, though, which would be to have a stop at Northern Blvd/Main St in order to serve Flushing without putting all of the weight on the .