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Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive) |
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Posted by dkupf on Sun Aug 30 21:40:25 2015, in response to Re: Study to Improve Staten Island Bus Service (Source: SILive), posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sun Aug 30 06:03:40 2015. That whole area, generally, hates trunk-line local bus service. In fact, they hated the S74/84 diversion off of Arthur Kill Rd onto Bloomingdale Rd, Woodrow Rd, and Rossville Ave. And they still hate it today.How virulent is their hatred for trunk-line local bus service? Rumor has it that it was neighborhood residents who took down S74/84 signs soon after the change was implemented. These people were never arrested and brought to justice. But, these same residents demand express service like they have holes in their heads. Which means that they tolerate the S55 and S56. Some think that the S55 should no longer operate on Bloomingdale Rd north of Englewood Av. They prefer the S55 use this street and Veterans Rd West to serve the Bricktown Mall instead. But the service planners have balked, citing coverage in the area. The service planners also balked at the idea of the S55 simply serving the Bricktown Mall, leaving the rest of the routing as is, citing distance and the increase in operating costs. However, with this study, you never know what the service planners would do. They may change their minds. In other words, I'm afraid to propose anything that would bring trunk-line local bus service into the area, because I don't want to be booed out of the neighborhood. And the residents prefer it that way. |
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