nightrider

When I saw the draft plan, I was livid about the M100 being eliminated along 125th Street, because I use it to go to Lexington. I think the change for the 100 cut back to St. Nick & 125th instead is a sort of compromise as there are many people that rely on the M100/M101 to reach the A,B,C,D and 2,3 trains. This was done because of the conditions on 125th Street, but the real problem is the lack of enforcement of the Bus Lane by NYPD or DOT or whoever enforces traffic. Also, I was against having the bus lanes along outer lanes AND they kept street parking because the store owners complained about losing their parking for customers. I would have made the center lanes bus lanes, banned left turns, and banned parking along all of 125th Street. I've ridden the bus on 125th Street recently and the bus lanes are completely useless, the lack of enforcement on the corridor is absolutely atrocious. With the new bus route redesigned, the M101 is going to be even more overcrowded than it already currently is as so many people rely on the buses to get to City College & Randolph H.S., and those who take it to connections further east.

I think that instead of converting Fordham and BPB-Lehman College into express stops, the TA can just add a switches on from the downtown track to the express track north of the station, as they don't exist. The current layout requires the train to leave the station before switching tracks, which makes it a logistics nightmare for signal operators. Then have the rush-hour locals terminate at Burnside Av, and continue to Woodlawn. Make it similar to the / on the Pelham Line. It would alleviate the capacity problems that exist at Woodlawn. The biggest problem I find with the was how crowded it got during rush hour for Bronx Riders when it reached 161st St. The only downside are for riders that only ride along Jerome and have to switch between trains on Burnside. So the would be Woodlawn, Mosholu, BPB, Kingsbridge, Fordham, 183 St, Burnside, 149 St, 125th. The would be Burnside, 176 St, Mt Eden, 170 St, 167 St, 161 St, 149 St, 138 St, 125 St. I agree that converting Fordham to an express stop would be a nightmare considering how close the buildings are to the elevated structure in the area.

That's actually better. I didn't know the B46 ran limited. I made so many stops because people wouldn't want to walk that far. This is how much I know about Brooklyn. It is better to have less stops anyway. As for 125th street, there's no stop because the has no stop planned for 125th street and 2nd Avenue. Also the T connects to the Q60, , , and Metro North. Also, the new gateway mall is on E116th St and FDR so it makes sense to have all trains stop near a shopping center. 125th st and 2nd is not as populated as 116th st (except for the northern part of Wagner Houses).

It's true that they don't need service past B116th Street, but it gives them an alternative to the A and access to the east side. The Q,T will provide local service in Manhattan. Houston St-2nd Avenue is LES 2nd Ave and 116th St is E116th St. Here's the local service for Brooklyn: ,<K> 2nd Avenue Express Bronx (Peak Direction Express Stops in Bold) Bay Plaza- Co-op City Blvd Tiemann Av-Bartow Av Gun Hill Av- Seymour Av Boston Rd Bronxwood Av White Plains Rd- Burke Av Transfer to Split from via Webster Av East 204 St Bedford Park Avenue-Botanical Gardens Terminal for during Rush Hours Fordham Plaza 182-183 Sts Tremont Avenue 174th St Claremont Pkwy 168th St Third Av-163rd St Merge with East 156th St Third Avenue-149th St Transfer to , Third Avenue-138th St Transfer to , Manhattan East 116th Street Transfer to U.N -42nd Street Transfer to LES-2nd Av/Houston St Avenue C-Houston St Brooklyn Express Stops are Bolded H Stops on those stops South 4th Street Union Av Flushing Av Myrtle Av-Broadway Lafayette Av Halsey St Fulton St-Utica Av Eastern Pkwy-Utica Av Lefferts Av Linden Blvd Clarendon Rd Foster Av Kings Hwy Flatlands Av Avenue N Kings Plaza-Flatbush Av Split from H Gerristen Av Avenue W-Nostrand Av Transfer to Sheepshead Bay-Voorheis Av

2nd Avenue-Utica Avenue Express Bronx Throggs Neck-Harding Av Sampson Av Randall Av Balcom Av Castle Hill Av White Plains Rd Rosedale-Soundview Aves Boynton Av Hunts Point Av Prospect Av Third Avenue-163 Street East 156th Street Third Avenue-149 Street Transfer to , Third Avenue-138 Street Transfer to , Manhattan 116th Street U.N-42nd Street Houston Street Transfer to Avenue C-Houston Street Brooklyn South 4th Street Myrtle Avenue-Broadway Transfer to ,, Fulton Street- Utica Avenue Transfer to , Eastern Parkway-Utica Avenue Transfer to , Kings Plaza-Flatbush Avenue Queens B169 St - Fort Tilden B147 St - Jacob Riis Park B135 St B125 St Merge with Rockaway Park B116 St B105 St B98 St B90 St Merge with Far Rockaway B67 St B60 St B44 St B36 St Mott Avenue-Far Rockaway