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Re: Summary and Video of November 2015 SBS meeting in Woodhaven |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Feb 8 14:13:13 2016, in response to Re: Summary and Video of November 2015 SBS meeting in Woodhaven, posted by R30A on Mon Feb 8 13:57:56 2016. The written goal is not real because there is no reason to propose exclusive bus lanes on Woodhaven on weekends when traffic is moderate and there are hardly any buses. Last Yesterday I drove on Woodhaven from the Belt Parkway to Queens Blvd. it took about only about 15 minutes. I passed a total of three buses during those 8 miles. If there was an exclusive lane in effect, the buses would not save time but the average traffic speed would drop severely. Five minutes would be added if an exclusive lane were added just between Queens Blvd and Dry Harbor Road because it would take three or four signal cycles to cross Queens Blvd when it currently takes two. If the exclusive lane extended all the way down Woodhaven as proposed, another ten minutes would be added. So a 15 minute auto trip would become a 30 minute trip. That is a 100 % increase so average trip speed would be cut in half without buses riders gaining any benefit. That is why I can't accept the stated goal, and believe the unwritten goal is to make auto travel so inconvenient so that people will stop driving. That won't happen because SBS is still not a viable alternative for virtually all drivers. What will happen is that it will be the last straw for some who are already considering moving out of the city.About bus routes, you asked which new routes operate at 30 minute headways and when I told you, you responded that zero are applicable. They are all applicable. Why do you ask a question when you don't want to hear the answer? |
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