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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Jan 23 11:24:09 2021, in response to Re: ROCKAWAY LINE TRACKS, FOREST PARK, posted by Peter Rosa on Sat Jan 23 09:57:55 2021. but not London. That's remarkable.I found out at a lecture about congestion pricing. The speaker was from London and described London Transport's experience. I asked him the question and was as surprised as you. I later verified it on the web. What a near 100% FRR means is that any extra money funneled for mass transit won't be dissipated by subsidizing inefficient operations. It's the reason why congestion pricing has improved London Transport operations even though it's done nothing about reducing congestion. BTW, I quoted only heavy rail operation in the US. The FRR for bus operations is about to 31%. Those who advocate deferring heavy rail expansion in favor of some form of better bus service are really condemning NYC to chronic transit deficits. It's one reason I believe that heavy rail expansion should be geared to those who must currently take a bus to the subway. I'm also in favor of using newer forms of active transportation for the first/last mile. Anything to get rid of dependence on expensive buses. That precludes helping a few people along the RBB, who would prefer a niche market subway line. |
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