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Posted by Edwards! on Sun Sep 24 23:57:21 2006, in response to Re: AirTrain and underserved areas, posted by RonInBayside on Sun Sep 24 23:29:54 2006. It was much more than a mistake...It was a blunder of colossal proportions. The MTA was in a mood at the time to tear down lines that it figured it could do without or figured it would cost too much cash to fix.. They didn't take into account that the line could be repaired for half of what they assumed it would cost..not to mention that they could have attached the line to the 1968 PLAN FOR ACTION program, rebuilt it..and connected it to the Flatbush avenue BMT subway via a short tunnel portal in Fort Green. They were more concerned about getting rid of responsiblity..than the concerns of the neighborhoods the line passed thur. Even if planned nab development panned out..the walk to the Laffayette ave IND would have been out of the way[just like it is to this very day]...including the long gap between Myrtle avenue/Broadway and Myrtle/Marcy... The replacement B54 sucked worse than anything..till this very day.. The bus runs every 10 minutes..when it does..and thats hard pressing it at best... Sometimes a bus wont come for 20-30 minutes! But this is what the MTA did for North Brooklyn...gradually reducing our service to what it is today. |
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