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Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive) |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Wed Aug 26 18:39:21 2015, in response to Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive), posted by dkupf on Tue Aug 25 18:29:04 2015. It was eliminated in 1995, along with the overnight service from Forest & Willowbrook to Hylan Blvd. In any case, it doesn't matter because service south of Richmond Avenue is an entirely different animal than service north of Richmond.In any case, it's busy enough that an additional bus every 30 minutes isn't going to be totally unjustified. And consider that the S54 south of Seaview Hospital requires 2 buses on its own. The S77 would require 6 buses off-peak for 30 minute headways. So for a net total of 4 buses, you're providing direct local service from Hylan Blvd to both the SI Mall and Brooklyn. Well, you should've been able to see the route from my map, but I'll verbalize it anyway. Westbound: Regular route to Victory & Jewett, then right on Watchogue Road, continue to Deppe Place, left on Richmond Avenue, right on Goethals Road North, terminating at South Avenue. Eastbound: Left on South Avenue, left on Fahy Avenue, left on Lamberts Lane, left on Richmond Avenue, right on Deppe Place, continue to Watchogue Road, left on Victory Blvd, and regular. As stated, the layover on the western end would be the minimum 10% layover (with the primary layover being at St. George). Run-ons would start at Goethals Road North & Richmond Avenue, while run-offs would terminate at Lamberts Lane & Richmond Avenue. The S57 would cover Jewett Avenue. As far as the portion along Willowbrook Road, and along Decker Avenue, Decker Avenue is a short walk from the rerouted S57 along Jewett Avenue. Willowbrook Road riders are a short walk from either the S59 on Forest, or the S66 on Watchogue. Keep in mind that from all this, Grymes Hill & Jewett Avenue get their weekend service restored. The new S66 would generate enough ridership to justify the 3 buses it would take to provide weekend service. Now, if you're going to insist that service along Willowbrook Road and Decker Avenue be maintained (and Decker Avenue especially is a really poor argument, considering that it's a block away from Port Richmond Avenue on top of being close to Jewett Avenue), I'll propose a compromise. S58 from Hylan & Richmond to Port Richmond via Giffords Lane & Willowbrook Road. Northbound: Start from Hylan & Richmond, take Hylan Blvd to Nelson Avenue to Brower Court to Giffords Lane to Arthur Kill Road to the ETC to Richmond Avenue to Platinum Avenue to Marsh Avenue to Richmond Hill Road to Forest Hill Road to Woolley Avenue to Watchogue Road to Willowbrook Road to Forest Avenue to Decker Avenue to Post Avenue to Port Richmond Avenue. Southbound: Same route in reverse. This would also address the lack of service between both sides of LaTourette, which means there would be absolutely no reason to send the S54 past Seaview Hospital. |
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