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Re: New Jersey DOT chief: Buses should make more stops in NYC |
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Posted by NJT Oradell on Fri May 11 07:21:37 2012, in response to Re: New Jersey DOT chief: Buses should make more stops in NYC, posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri May 11 00:04:16 2012. As long as NYS doesn't allow NYC to restrict auto traffic in the midtown area south of Central Park then putting more commuter buses on the streets doing pick ups and drop offs is just going to add to the near gridlock conditions now present in rush hour. Except for buses leaving the PABT from the suburban and short haul levels there is no good way to access the Lincoln Tunnel in the afternoon rush. And buses returning to storage lots in the city or New Jersey after finishing trips to mid town or downtown will lose time attempting to negotiate street traffic to and around the tunnel. Lax enforcement by PA police would have to be addressed as well, since street level tunnel access isn't always kept clear for buses approaching the tunnel.The PABT is woefully unable to handle current loads but putting buses in the street isn't the answer. Buses back up getting into the PABT in the afternoon because there's no good way to time your arrival given traffic at and around the tunnel, so the buses back up until something goes wrong inbound at the Lincoln and then the commuters back up waiting for late buses. And historically, people don't want a long subway ride uptown to access the GWBBT either, so that isn't going to happen to any great degree. |
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