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Posted by fdtutf on Thu Jan 9 05:30:58 2020, in response to Re: Sign if you agree. RE:bus stop spacings, posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Jan 8 12:14:52 2020. Your arithmetic is incorrect. The MTA report states the current average bus speed in Queens is 8.5 mph not 8 mph so all your following calculations are irrelevant. Mine are correct.No, because 2 is not 25% of 8.5. To make your calculations correct, you need to either use an increase of 2.125 mph (25% of 8.5) or use the correct percentage (2 is 23.53% of 8.5). I never stated or implied that no one lives or works adjacent to a bus stop. I was only talking about averages. But it is true that if you eliminate half the stops, the number of hose living or working near a bus stop will be cut in half, unless only lightly utilized stops are removed which certainly is not the case. If a bus stops every other Avenue instead of at every avenue, everyone is impacted equally, except those who live near the remaining bus stops who aren't affected. If half the bus stops are removed, the percentage of riders not impacted at all is very small. But you're not talking about averages; you're talking about worse-case scenarios as if they were averages. That's dishonest. Further, the accepted industry standard is a quarter mile walk to a local bus stop. Under the proposal, some will have to walk up to a mile to and/or from a bus stop. Who would be willing to do that? Virtually no one. There will be a mass exodus to Uber. Do you really think that a bus network where no passengers are more than 1/4 mile from a bus stop is feasible? If so, you're going to be very disappointed when you find out the costs and disadvantages of such a system. Those who can't afford Uber will have to look for another job. This is also bad for the economy. And I didn't even mention that in bad weather, most prefer not to walk at all, certainly not a mile. The bus system will become inaccessible to many. And you are doing this just so the average passenger can save two minutes if eliminating bus stops doesn't affect him? Absolutely ridiculous. As others have posted in this thread, removing stops also improves reliability. You seem to think that means nothing. Get on board and sign the petition. I ain't signin' shit. |
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