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Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive) |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Thu Aug 27 21:26:07 2015, in response to Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive), posted by dkupf on Thu Aug 27 03:29:25 2015. Jewett Avenue would be the corridor being traveled by all the people traveling to Forest Avenue and points north. Buses would be carrying a lot more than 2-3 people, I'll tell you that much. And also consider that the whole reason Grymes Hill ridership was so low was because it forced everybody to transfer (and backtrack if they wanted access to St. George). Weekday ridership from Grymes Hill residents doubled when the S66 replaced the S60. I'm sure the effect would be even more pronounced on weekends considering how ferry-oriented the ridership is."Layers"?? What area is getting layers of service? The same Richmond Avenue corridor that you want the S54 to run down? A couple of blocks of Forest Hill Road that happen to be near a major college campus? And what is your S57 doing if not "layering" itself onto Victory Blvd? An extra 2 buses per hour down Hylan Blvd is a big no-no, but an extra two buses per hour down Victory Blvd is such a great idea? The S54 is being extended to St. George via New Brighton. How can it possibly be any shorter than it is now? What tourists are going to bother schlepping out to the Staten Island Zoo when the Bronx Zoo is much bigger and offers much more? And any tourists who want to save a fare can either walk from the S48, or take the (R) train to the S53 (which would have the S83 running as well). The purpose of terminating at South Avenue is to make it easier for people who live on the opposite side of the expressway. People on the north side of the SIE have easy access to the ferry, and people on the south side of the SIE have easy access coming home from the ferry. |
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