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Re: QueensWay gets $444,000 grant form NY State to design the first phase |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Dec 18 11:35:17 2014, in response to Re: QueensWay gets $444,000 grant form NY State to design the first phase, posted by Joe V on Thu Dec 18 08:23:22 2014. Let's differentiate between trunk lines and branch lines. Manhattan's geography (long and narrow) mandates trunk/branch architecture. The restricted number of north-south routes in Manhattan guarantees trunk lines will be in close proximity.The SAS isn't a trunk line, even though it runs parallel to one. It's got no connections to branch lines in the Bronx, Brooklyn or Queens. It's not likely to get any in the foreseeable future. It's a branch line with 3 new stops. All these stops are within 1/2 mile of an existing stop on the Lex. The outer borough branch lines have a rich history. Many were built during the robber baron era. The purpose for building some lines was extortion. The builder purposely built a competing line adjacent to an existing one. The builder's object was to force the original line to buy them out rather than actually operate the new line. The same strategy continued with the building of the IND. The difference was that the IND was designed to destroy the existing Dual Contract operators. The Queens Blv Line was the sole IND branch line exception. It's construction spurred new population growth along its corridor. It killed local LIRR Main Line passenger service west of Jamaica in the process. This followed an historical pattern. The Flushing Line killed off local service on the PW Branch; the Fulton St Subway killed off the Fulton St El; the Fulton St El killed off local service on the LIRR's Atlantic Ave Line. Almost all surviving rail facilities are now government owned in NYC. There are still areas that do not enjoy any rail service. I suggest that rail service epansion take place in the unserved areas before service is duplicated in those areas that already have rail service. |
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