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Re: re-open lirr woodhaven underground |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Mar 23 10:04:27 2017, in response to Re: re-open lirr woodhaven underground, posted by Joe V on Thu Mar 23 09:25:04 2017. A schlep is a ride on the J train and it can't be overcome.J service can be sped up. I was also looking at running times from the 3 Woodhaven Blvd/Rocakway Blvd Stations to Wall Street stations. Before choosing a criterion for performance measure, would it not be appropriate to first determine what the origin-destination pair enjoys the biggest share? LIRR-Elmhurst, This is an example of what has happened without rational metrics to evaluate projects. Spending priorities are based on political influence. The LIRR-Elmhurst station lies is about 300 feet from the existing Elmhurst Ave local stop. It will cost $35M and provide no service benefit to those who are beyond walking distance to an existing stop. The only beneficiaries will be those who do not wish to associate with the hoi polloi who currently use the subway. Once built, its users will have no need to maintain the existing subway service. Using their influence that resulted in the station's rebuilding, they will demand that subway service be scaled back to save money. (Sorry, for the political rant.) |
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