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Re: Another Queens Bus Redesign misstep |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed Jun 18 07:12:03 2025, in response to Re: Another Queens Bus Redesign misstep, posted by Allen45 on Tue Jun 17 17:44:35 2025. You cannot push to make it harder to drive and force people onto subways they do not want to be inThe reverse is true. Money that should have been invested into public transit was systemically diverted into building and maintaining roads. This policy dates back to the abandonment of the original 1929 SAS plan. That plan was a misnomer. It actually called for expansion into the outer boroughs. The Second Avenue trunk was essentially a conduit for this expansion not an end in itself. Bloomberg's PlanNYC advocated against expanding the subway network into areas it did not serve. It and subsequent "planning" has reinforced this idea. It condemned half of Queens, major areas of Brooklyn and most of Staten Island to be served by expensive and inadequate bus service. These policies have forced people into cars and roads that cannot handle the inevitable volume. Buses have proved to be inadequate for the task they have been assigned. The Queens Redesign is an example of "putting lipstick on a pig." |
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