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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu May 26 16:28:32 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu May 26 15:07:41 2011. The housing complexes along Arden Ave are easy walking distance to the 74. It's JUST 1/2 mile from Rolling Hill Green to Arthur Kill Rd, a very reasonable walking distance to mass transit; however, it might make sense to run the 74 up Arden, across Woodrow, and down Huguenot. It makes the route longer, but it serves a much broader area (using my 1/2-mile walk to transit as a yardstick) The only area that loses service to the ferry in this scenario is Arthur Kill between Arden and Huguenot, a distance of ~.5mi.I don't think there's anything that can be done to fix the 54, other than routing it to the ferry. I'd also say turn it at Nelson and Hylan if there was a place to do it. I agree, the 57 SHOULD run down New Dorp lane, instead of Guyon Ave. To continue to serve the area of Farrell HS, it should use South Railroad Ave to New Dorp Plaza, then New Dorp Lane, and loop the shopping centers between Hylan, New Dorp Lane, Tysens Lane, and Mill Rd. There aren't enough potential daily riders between Staten Island and mainland NJ to make such a service worth the cost; congestion on the route isn't signifiant, and it would actually make for a longer commute than driving your own car. Unless some major office parks with 20-plus-story buildings develop in Elizabeth or Perth Amboy, it never will. |
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