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Another confusing update from the MTA… so where isn't the running—between Essex Street and Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue?

Sometimes Roadcruiser is right anout you repeating the same stuff. It's not déjà vu; you've said this many times and we've repeated that it has been deemed not an option by MTA's own studies!

Isn't the Grand Concourse line a 3-tracked line? I wonder what could have happened to knock out 2 or 3 tracks at once.

Ah. That clears it up.

Maybe what they really want to say is that local service is still available and not all trains run express.

Openness makes it easier for good hackers to find flaws and fix them as well. That's the gist of my argument, but there's a well-known security professional who agrees with me as well: Open-Source Software Feels Insecure The Non-Security of Secrecy Secrecy, Security, and Obscurity Open Source and Security His credentials are pretty damn good and his points are well-backed by other security professionals.

You need to explain why you think a closed peice of software offers better security.

Linux is open and it's considered more secure than Windows. Openness creates BETTER security because it can be scrutinized by more people as opposed to security by obscurity.

Anyone knows what went on today with the ? I was going southbound on a congested 4 Avenue express track and I caught a northbound leaving 36 Street on the express track at 5:41 pm. Meanwhile, on my side of the tunnel, two trains managed to race past us from Pacific Street to 59 Street… no thanks to the train dispatcher and the in front of us. The [Wally]horse will be back and kicking.

Then you are aware, but not able to weigh the pros and cons properly. For the reduction in 1 transfer how much more trouble do you cause for other lines and the operation of the after signal problems have been fixed? Other people's intelligence shouldn't be your first worry.

Efficiently? Definitely not by running the over the Williamsburg Bridge. You diminish the efficiency of the , , , , and that way. How does continuing the via the Williamsburg Bridge reduce the need for shuttle buses? There is still a lack of service between West 4 Street–Washington Square and Broadway Junction. By running the over the Williamsburg Bridge to get to Broadway Junction, you think shuttle buses won't be needed (if they were even needed in the first place)? And then after the fact, you have a bunch of trains in the wrong places. If you've ever worked with any kind of inventory, you should know how much of a pain in the ass it is to work with things when they are not where you expect them to be.

I know you should be very familiar with the issues that plague trains running between 8 Avenue and Jamaica. That already makes it a non-starter for people who actually do run the system. Want Broadway Junction? Tell those riders to catch an at 14 Street.

You should visit. There are 2 lines and the terminal is 2 tracks. Given the headways involved, one track for turning each line around seems hard to work with.

Here's your why: Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College

The does run parallel to the , , and lines, but have you even walked the distance from Lexington Avenue to 2 Avenue? It's a long walk. People who are on 3 Avenue, 2 Avenue, 1 Avenue, and York Avenue might not want to walk an additional 5 to 10 minutes when waiting for a less frequent train on 2 Avenue would amount to the same wait. That is all assuming they are going to destinations both reachable by the Lexington and 2 Avenue lines. As of phase 1, it's only true between 63 Street and 96 Street. Upper East Side residents who want to access the west side of Midtown Manhattan will no doubt take the 2 Avenue as taking the will entail a long walk from the Lexington Avenue platform at Grand Central.

One only has to need the services of the once during a disruption to see the point. If the line is actually built to 125 Street, and there is a service disruption, then what? trains are cut back to 57 Street–7 Avenue or extended to Astoria for the transfer to the Lexington Avenue lines. "Alternative" service is provided by the , , and Select Bus Service. The second point might not seem like a big deal since the 2 Avenue line is being billed as a Lexington Avenue alternative, but when the line is opened for a few years, people will dread the trek west to Lexington Avenue. I liken it to sending Culver riders over to Brighton or 6 Avenue riders over to Lexington Avenue for alternative service.

Isn't Coney Island where they set the signage? That's the stop I got off… 2 hours after the fact, and the signage was wrong. Improving communication within the MTA is another problem.

I'm not sure about filling in Nostrand Avenue. The original tracks planned to extend there were the 6 Avenue express tracks and the 8 Avenue local tracks (and probably also the Williamsburg Bridge). 2 Avenue would have passed over the four 6 Avenue tracks at Houston Street and continued down to Battery Park.

This was already hours after the fact. You'd think a train that could be reprogrammed with the push of a few buttons in an age where the MTA can update its website with real-time statuses would itself have updated signage.

I just got home 30 minutes ago. The at the Coney Island station still stated it was bound for Times Square.

A lot of these possibilities have been discounted—some due to MTA studies showing that it's not possible or very infeasible.

They'd only be screwed if they were using stations between Union Turnpike and Jamaica Center. They might have redirected some trains via Hillside Avenue to keep the traffic moving.

Yeah. You gotta wonder when a guy doesn't get the message for years. Then you just give up and ignore 'em…

Where was this problem located specifically? They were not able to switch the from the express track to the local track immediately south of Prospect Park?

Hmm… can't really see it well.