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Re: Bx27 Extension, SI Express Bus Changes, B35 Artic Conversion, Q6 & Q69 Enhancements |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Mon Jun 18 07:46:14 2018, in response to Bx27 Extension, SI Express Bus Changes, B35 Artic Conversion, Q6 & Q69 Enhancements, posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sat Jun 16 02:07:31 2018. I looked over the newest iteration of the SIM Plan, which we should now assume is operational. It'll only be altered if any aspects prove absolutely disastrous.As I see it, they made some sensible changes- in particular, adding back the Richmond/Morani stop to SIM 4/8. The nearby stops to which people were to be redirected (Richmond/Lander and Richmond/Victory) are already packed- and even under the new plan, they'll have to absorb people from Lamberts Lane (SIM 4 only, actually) and Eton Place. If the Morani stop had really been eliminated, people would be literally waiting in the street at Lander and at Victory. I made this comment not only here, but also via online comment to the MTA and in person at one of the March open houses. I'm glad common sense prevailed. Now, onto the SIM 33. While it's too bad that the miserable left turn (currently made by the x10 and x10B) from Richmond Avenue to Victory Blvd is being brought back from the dead, that's just one of those things. The planned new stop at Croton/Christopher really wouldn't have been very accessible, especially in winter, when the Stop & Shop parking lot would be iced over. By keeping the route similar to the x10/10B, people can more easily connect to it from Bulls Head and even Richmond Ave south of Victory. But what I would REALLY like to see would be real re-thinking of the SIM 7 & 33. How about this- after they serve the WFC/Brookfield Place, the continue along West Street/0th Ave, like today's x31, make a right at W34th/10th, and end at W34th/6th? This way, not only would there still be service to the far west side, but also to Hudson Yards- an area the City and State are trying to build up? Yes, it'd inconvenience the people who work near NYU- but in my observation, that's not a lot of people- while in fact significant- and growing- numbers of people need west side access. The MTA's suggestion to transfer to the subway will only make sense when a 10th Avenue subway is built (i.e. never). This routing would still avoid the long Manhattan routing they're seeking to get rid of, as the buses would not travel the long 5th Ave/Broadway (outbound) or Trinity/Church/6th Ave (inbound), but instead would use routes that move relatively well. How's that for thinking "outside the box"? |
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