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2 hours ago, LGA Link N Train said:

This is true but lets say (because of 8th and 6th Avenue CBTC) the Yards that are affected by these proposals all house NTT’s at the discretion of Car Equipment (lets say 10 Car 179’s and 211’s for example), would that change the circumstances of this proposal’s Feasibility or no?

That doesn't begin to address the logistical issues she brought up.

1 hour ago, ABOGbrooklyn said:

Why cant they put spikes on top of the train cars to determine kids from train surfing?

This is a joke, right?

1 hour ago, BrooklynBus said:

The B9 needs to be rerouted to serve Avenue N to Bergen Beach. The B40 is only necessary during rush hours and overnight hours. It is empty during the day along Avenue N 

Shuffling deck chairs...

11 hours ago, CenSin said:

But its very existence would threaten the probability of building the straight tunnel to the Bronx. We’re talking about the same agency which admits a “no build” option as a viable choice in its studies. As long as a cheaper option exists, it will be the favored excuse for procrastinating on the real Bronx SAS extension.

Would it, though? Unless you have evidence to the contrary, Phase 1 was not constructed to handle more than a single pair of tracks, Phase 3 is up in the air, and no maintenance facilities are planned for the alignment, which means any Phase 3/4 trains will need to come from either Coney Island (via the /, a long and arduous journey either way) or Jamaica (good luck without a complementary route!). The sheer lack of any indication that Bronx service is actually in the cards is itself rather damning.

For what it's worth, if a connection to 8th Avenue ended up being built and saw regular revenue service, I wouldn't bother sending the resulting route to the Bronx.

21 hours ago, xD4nn said:

I would have to agree that having the Q75 is a waste. Little Neck loses direct access to LIRR Jamaica and the Q36 would be even slower under this plan. the Q75 should be routed to somewhere other than Little Neck. The existing Q30 should remain intact. They are prioritizing QCC for no apparent reason which I have mentioned previously. 

I have a very hard time believing that Little Neck/Douglaston residents care nearly as much about that connection as you do. If they cared that much about getting the LIRR, they would probably gun for the Port Washington Branch or Queens Village over Jamaica. The far longer bus trip offers no real benefit aside from having more options in Jamaica to/from Manhattan/Brooklyn, which quickly becomes a wash because that's all it has going for it. Maybe you could argue that the subway connection is worse, but even that has ways around it (ending in Kew Gardens or Forest Hills, the latter having more Manhattan-bound subway options and a Zone 1 LIRR station a short distance from Queens Boulevard).

Most people using the existing Q30 to Jamaica are either seeking Manhattan or Jamaica itself. There's no reason to expect this to fundamentally change. There are valid criticisms of the plan, but this ain't it, chief.

9 hours ago, CenSin said:

That would be some epic trolling. After a century, the solution would be to make people around 3 Avenue walk/bus to Grand Concourse, then take the roundabout trip crosstown to St. Nicholas Avenue (8 Avenue) and back again to 2 Avenue. Moreover, because there is no Phase 3, the train just veers off course right back to the west side of Manhattan (7 Avenue) before veering east again along Broadway.

“There is your solution, folks! Take it or leave it. There’s no more incentive to build the real thing now.”

I mean, it could be used for a connection to Washington Heights and possibly Inwood, which would add a connection to 207. At the very least, it could make some non-revenue moves a bit easier.

4 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said:

Lowering speed limit to 20MPH in NYC? is this a joke? People can barely get from point A to point B under 25MPH and 30MPH limits. We need speed limits minimally at 35-40MPH and pedestrian guard rails to prevent idiotic pedestrians from crossing WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!

What.

12 minutes ago, 7-express said:

In the 90s and 00s when the Redbirds were on the 7, I remember them occasionally turning off the ceiling lights on the above ground segments.  Was there any particular reason this was done or was it more of a relic of the energy savings measures from the 70s/80s?

Unless you're talking about the lights being off for an extended period of time (you may see this elsewhere, such as WPR), I'd expect that to be a quirk of things like hitting third rail gaps.

5 hours ago, TDL said:

Try putting an artic on the narrow streets of Bayswater. At most you could only get 40-footers in there. So only the Q22 would work. Unless a new Q116 is created going from Mott Ave-Sheepshead Bay via. Bayswater with the following limited stops:

Far Rockaway LIRR
Far Rockaway 

Mott Ave/McBride Street

Mott Ave/Eggert Place

Mott Ave/Bay 24th Street

Bayswater Ave/Bay 25th Street

Bayswater Ave/Bay Park Place

Bayswater Ave/Norton Drive

Norton Drive/Cold Spring Road

Norton Drive/Healy Avenue

Bay 32nd Street/Bessemund Avenue

Bay 32nd Street/Falcon Ave

Bay 32nd Street/Beach Channel Drive

Beach 36th St 

Beach 44th St 

Beach 60th St 

Beach 67th St 

Beach 79th St/Rockaway Beach Blvd

Beach 84th St/Rockaway Beach Blvd

Beach 90th St

Beach 98th St

Rockaway Ferry

Beach 116th St

Newport Ave/Beach 129th St

Riis Park

Beach 169th St

Floyd Bennet Field (Aviator)

Shore Pkwy/Knapp Street

Shore Pkwy/Nostrand Ave

Shore Pkwy/Bedford Ave

Shore Pkwy/Ocean Ave

Sheepshead Bay 

At that point, why even have a bus?

6 hours ago, nightmare402 said:

 

can we even be surprised at this point lol wish they stuck to N to 71

And how would that help?

They've finally resumed southbound  service down the West Side in some capacity, though I question if it's wise to do so. After all, they're turning  trains there.

2 hours ago, checkmatechamp13 said:

Q25: As mentioned, I would've preferred the Q17 be the one to serve the residential section of College Point as proposed in the New Draft Plan...actually for that matter, instead of ending it by the Ulmer Park Depot, maybe this could be the route to connect the College Point Shopping Center to Flushing...the Q76 covers anybody needing to head east (including for transfers to the Q44/50 heading northbound) and the Q25 brings people to Flushing and points south...

I'm guessing that's supposed to say College Point...

That building at 1640 Flatbush Avenue is certainly coming along. (The building does not match the render, by the way.)

48 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

The complaints about the  being the sole local on QBL is skyrocketing. From large gaps in service, overcrowding, etc.

And what should be done about it?

I wasn't expecting to be the only person on 793 from Flatbush Avenue to Coney Island Avenue.

More generally, I wasn't expecting the bus to have so few passengers. I guess that's what New Year's Eve at 2-3 pm does to the B11...

4 hours ago, mikecintel said:

By current system do you mean with the Metro Card or OMNY just tapping once and that's it?

Neither. I'm talking about the railroads' ticketing setups.

35 minutes ago, Amtrak41 said:

Nobody cares what they do in other countries, or even Philadelphia. Taking time to queue up to tap out at stations won't be tolerated. 

Yes, because the current system is so much better. /s

11 hours ago, BrooklynBus said:

Punishing illegal activity is only fair when it really is illegal, not when speed limits are unrealistically low. Some are now pushing for 20 mph speed limits. Did you know that have the revenue made on red light cameras are by those going past one at a fraction of a second after the light turns red,  because there is zero lenience? Those are not people flagrantly ignoring the law but those who have miscalculated when the light will turn red since it varies by intersection. There would be a half second grace if it wasn’t purely for revenue reasons, not safety. 

Maybe you haven't noticed, but sedans have become substantially less common as of late, and the ones that remain are more likely to have design choices similar to the SUVs and pickups that are displacing/replacing them (larger, boxier engine bays). In addition to dropping visibility, these front ends combined with the increases in mass make these things deadlier for pedestrians than before.

Since you don't want congestion pricing, why not push for a massive expansion in (good) bicycle infrastructure alongside improving public transportation? Actually providing meaningful alternatives to cars will drastically cut the incentive to use them, which is crucial for sustainability.

1 hour ago, Janine Mantzaris said:

Please do not charge New Yorkers [who can not afford it] to drive to their essential jobs every day in order to serve the city.
Do not punish people for going to work. Punish people for illegal activity. Install red light cameras in every traffic light. Install more speed cameras all over the city. Make your money on illegal activity that is hurting others. Do not make your money by punishing people who are going to work.

Chances are, if they can't afford to drive to/from work with congestion pricing, they can't afford to drive to/from work without it. Cars are inherently massive liabilities.

Well, this is some bull.

3 hours ago, danielhg121 said:

Interesting, I doubt Waterbury has enough ridership to justify the cost for them to electrify the line but who knows there might be some savings associated with not having to maintain a separate fleet of diesel locomotives and coach cars. Speaking of which, where are they going to use those new coach cars if this electrification plan goes through? I guess Metro-North or another agency can end up buying it off them but it wouldn’t make sense to purchase cars and not use them.

Chances are, nowhere. All they'd need to do is buy compatible locomotives.

2 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

They took out / watered down many of the better elements of the previous plan and the B53 still survived that?!? SMH

It's amazing how they backed off the Q10/Q64 merge but still thought it wise to stick with that unholy route combination.

The only hope is that the proposal is still in there because of the Brooklyn redesign.

4 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

Actually I do.

Then explain how trains are supposed to get past another train that got stuck over a switch involving the very track you proposed having them use.

4 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

The MTA is never on schedule in regards to overall subway improvements.

It seems that the gearbox issues are more serious than the issues that affected the r179's during 2019-2020.

As a result, the r211's are obviously behind schedule in regards to delivery, testing and placement in service.

 

Need I remind you that one of the problems the R179s faced was a link bar failure?

4 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

Isn't there a switch going from the local track to middle track Manthattan bound at Ave X? Unless the track maps on nycsubway.org is wrong. 

 

 

If they went express at Ave X at least it would be more convenient for riders vs sending most N/B trains via the line.

You don't read very well, do you?