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Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive) |
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Posted by dkupf on Sun Aug 16 19:45:37 2015, in response to Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive), posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sat Aug 15 16:49:43 2015. If the S66 won't operate via Jewett Ave, what would?For the S62, I think that a WSP extension would still yield more riders than the Travis. The question is: will it maximize operating efficiency? Let's allow the service planners analyze this extension by comparing current ridership and revenue with PROJECTED RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE. Will such an extension pay for itself? The planners must also take into account those riders that would have less/additional transfers, additional/less walking time, and additional/less travel time. If extending the S62 would pay for itself and yield an overall net positive community benefit, then it should be implemented without hesitation. If the extension doesn't pay for itself and yields an overall net negative community benefit, then it shouldn't be done. But what if it's somewhere in between? Then, I think that there should be a public hearing BEFORE the route is extended, but the service planners should be MORE OBJECTIVE in this case, taking public opinion into account BEFORE a determination is made. According to the North Shore Alternatives Analysis, as part of the TSM Alternative, the S83 would operate every 15 minutes to Brooklyn during the Weekday AM Peak, as well as to Staten Island during the Weekday PM Peak. At these times, the S53 would operate every 7.5 minutes in the peak direction. This means that there would be a combined 12 trips per hour, instead of 10, in the peak direction, on Clove Rd north of Victory Blvd. Frequencies during the weekday AM and PM reverse peak WOULD NOT CHANGE. |
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