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Re: Dictatorship not Democracy

Posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Jun 9 19:20:43 2016, in response to Re: Dictatorship not Democracy, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed Jun 8 13:08:42 2016.

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Yes, an extra three minutes over the length of the existing bus lanes, assuming the average speeds are not lower for the portion of the lanes DOT chose not to include. For all we know, DOT chose the portion of the lanes with the fastest speeds and least amount of speed decline. So the question is why didn't they present data for the entire bus route if they have nothing to hide?

Second, when the bus lanes are fully complete, the lanes will be extended by 150 percent, so the three extra minutes become and extra twelve minutes assuming the speeds will not be slower where there are service roads. Since the three lanes are not contiguous with slip lanes every quarter mile or so, we can expect greater delays there. So a 12 minute delay would most likely be a 15 minute delay when the lanes are completed, assuming no signal improvements. Any way you look at it, it is still at least a 38 percent decline in travel speeds which is very significant.

It is ridiculous that drivers on a major arterial in NYC should only be allowed to travel at an average speed of 10 to 12 mph for a distance of eight miles especially when bus speeds are not significantly improved and in some cases are traveling even slower.

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