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Re: Ready for the S55 reroute & the new S89 on Staten Island. |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Dec 2 16:30:04 2010, in response to Re: Ready for the S55 reroute & the new S89 on Staten Island., posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu Dec 2 10:17:18 2010. That route is convoluted already; also, it runs weekdays only until 7pm. Not an ideal route to serve shopping centers, and it likely wouldn't have much ridership given the area it already runs.The only thing that matters is that it would connect the shopping center to the SIR which will take them to the more transit-friendly neighborhoods of upper-Staten Island quicker than the S74. The bottom line is that the long-term lack of transit options south of Richmond Ave has made the area incredibly car-centric, and increasing transit options that don't serve places outside that area (i.e. don't go to the Ferry or Manhattan) wouldn't have a significant impact on ridership. I think that a study should be conducted on that area. The S55 parallels the SIR for the most part, and the S56 doesn't cover much ground either. I think that there's more demand for South Shore-Staten Island Mall/Pleasant Plains Mall services than what is shown with the current ridership. |
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