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Re: M Line via 6th Av.

Posted by randyo on Tue Jan 17 16:26:21 2017, in response to Re: M Line via 6th Av., posted by Michael549 on Tue Jan 17 11:46:07 2017.

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The 63 St line was a mistake for at least two basic reasons. It IS just outside the Manhattan CBD and it bypasses Queens Plaza which is a major transportation hub. Back in the 1960s, there was a committee formed by residents of the 63 St area known as “the Emergency Committee to Stop the 63 St Subway” the name of which was changed to ”The Emergency Committee For Sound Transit Planning” which was intended to have the then in the planning stages tunnel to Queens moved to 61 St to keep its stations in Manhattan closer to the BMT’s 60 St tunnel and its principal Queens station in the area of Queens Plaza. The 61 St location would have actually mad more sense, but the pre MTA transit planners of the day rammed the 63 St location down the throats of the residents ad this is what we got.

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