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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat Feb 10 11:33:36 2007, in response to A Transit Robert Moses Guy, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Feb 9 14:16:58 2007. No one thus far seems to have answered the original post question, so let me try. I think if this hypothetical transit RM guy were around today (which probably wouldn't even be possible because of all the environmental regulations and required community notification) I think we would be just as critical of him. You have to remember that Moses answered to no one and did as he pleased which is why we look at him so negatively today. For example he revived the idea of building the Triborough Bridge which had been stalled. However, he built it at 125 St for his own personal reasons (because a friend of his owned property in Manhattan at 96th St), as Caro points out, and not at 96th Street where it would have made a lot more sense because it would have saved commuters to Midtown from going two miles out of their way.So let's assume this Transit RM would act the same way and these were the projects he would build: 1) A York Avenue subway with one stop at 86 Street south to 63rd Street and turning into Queens past Roosevelt Island and Queensbridge then connecting with the G line to Brooklyn. You would have to transfer at 63rd Street to travel further south in Manhattan along 6th Avenue. The 86th Street Station would be built to prevent any further extension northward. 2) Extension of the Canarsie line south on Greenwich Street to the World Trade Center and continuing to Brooklyn via a new tunnel cutting through Brooklyn Heights and under Atlantic Avenue to hook up with the Long Island Rail Road. 3) Extension of the M line through Middle Village as an elevated line to terminate at Queens Center. Of course I'm not endorsing any of this or saying if any of these ideas make sense economically or for any other reason. But remember, not everything that RM did made sense either. It was only what he wanted. So that's it. Those are your choices. Remember, this new RM won't compromise either. Do you want these lines built or not? |
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