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Re: Rider's Wish List: (F) Brooklyn Express; Metro-North in Co-Op City; More rail service to Queens/ |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Thu Sep 18 09:47:44 2014, in response to Re: Rider's Wish List: (F) Brooklyn Express; Metro-North in Co-Op City; More rail service to Queens/, posted by rbseabeach on Thu Sep 18 09:33:52 2014. The thing is that the people who have it the "worst," that is people who live in the vicinity of Kings Hwy or further south, have those nearby options (Sea Beach, Brighton, etc.) to use as an alternate. At Kings Hwy and Ave U, both the Sea Beach and the Brighton Lines are within a mile in either direction. (At some points, the Sea Beach is almost ridiculously close!) Anybody using the bus to the subway can easily choose one of those lines instead of the Culver, and that's a huge percentage of ridership.The Culver Line, thus, should not be orchestrated around those people, but for the folks further north who have greater need of the line. Those people should not lose service to benefit the southern section of Brooklyn. When you look at the subway map as a whole, you recognize how well-served that section of Brooklyn is by subways. There is no need to provide additional improvements, unless those improvements are taking place system-wide. If the residents of that area think of the F line not as a problem but as a bonus option, which perhaps can speed their journey to parts of northern Brooklyn not served by the Sea Beach or Brighton, or a quieter Manhattan service with greater seating availability at the expense of a few minutes, things make a whole lot more sense. |
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