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Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal |
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Posted by WillD on Tue Mar 24 02:26:22 2015, in response to Re: Push to Replace Port Authority Bus Terminal, posted by kcram3500 on Mon Mar 23 07:53:42 2015. Because you would need a terminal almost the size of PABT in Secaucus.I haven't seen anyone say the 7 to Secaucus and its accompanying bus terminal would replace PABT. It'd be entirely possible to utilize PABT with some of its buses diverted (and thus easier to rebuild) while not requiring the bus bays at Secaucus to be of the same scale as PABT. There were 30 bus bays proposed for Secaucus as part of the 7 train extension study allowing 250 buses per hour to be accommodated by the station. But it's clear that the bus transfer facility could be readily expanded, even doubled without requiring too much additional land. Whichever agency builds it will want to recover that cost through fees and/or fares. Except that the Port Authority lost money operating PABT. They're not recovering anything from it. Commuters are not going to accept a long row of idling buses in a haphazard manner for the outbound trip - they will want the same level of gates and organization that PABT offers. PABT isn't haphazard? The few times I've had the misfortune of using that thoroughly passenger unfriendly facility I've had every reason to regret my travel decisions. It looks like the 7 train extensions' bus bays at Secaucus are at least as organized as those at the other 7 train station. |
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