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Re: Why We Need a Moratorium on Future SBS Routes |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed Mar 4 10:22:50 2015, in response to Re: Why We Need a Moratorium on Future SBS Routes, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Mar 3 22:50:48 2015. The only way I can see to reduce bus volume without cutting service to have more through routing with fewer routes terminating in Flushing.Through routing will not change anything. The congestion is caused by both the number of buses and the dwell time each spends in Flushing. Through routing will cut the number of buses in half but double their dwell time. The net result for congestion is a big fat zero. A terminal is a plausible solution because of all the curb space that would be freed and sidewalk congestion that would be reduced. You're still ignoring the problem of getting so many buses in/out of the terminal. The multiple ramps will all require curb cuts that will have to compete with local pedestrian traffic. I'd proposed and posted a solution for solving Flushing's congestion several times. The long term fix is to extend subway service. The short term solution which provides 90% of the functionality for 10% of the cost is to operate a LIRR shuttle between Willets Pt and Bayside. Bus routes that now terminate in Flushing would terminate at the closest LIRR station - Murray Hill, Broadway, Auburndale and Bayside. Many people who currently take a bus would walk to the LIRR station. The shuttle could run every 5 minutes. This would mean a time savings over the current system of taking the bus to Flushing. The reduced bus mileage would also pay for the train service - even with the LIRR's bloated operating costs. |
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