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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Feb 15 10:17:52 2015, in response to Re: The 70s: N Queens Blvd Express?, posted by Joe V on Sun Feb 15 10:05:55 2015. I agree with that. But I would think that the subway would be built however it's going to be built and then the buses would adjust accordingly, since buses have more flexibility. I suppose a huge part of selecting Archer was the presence of the LIRR.I have a 1975 Queens Bus Map. The only bus routes shown using Archer east of Sutphin are the Q6, 8, 9, and 41, looping back at 165th onto Jamaica Av to go back west. All the Merrick Blvd bus routes went north to Hillside / 168th rather than west to Sutphin / Archer. The Q43 was the only route that went "out of its way" to service the LIRR (though the Q44 took a semi-roundabout route to get to LIRR as well). The Q17A (today's Q30) and the Q31 did not go to the LIRR at all. Sounds like the only benefit of selecting Archer over Hillside was LIRR access, unless someone wants to put forth the opinion that bus congestion was eased with the dawn of the Archer Ave subway. |
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