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Re: (G) cut from Queens Boulevard |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Dec 23 14:03:12 2007, in response to Re: (G) cut from Queens Boulevard, posted by trainsarefun on Sun Dec 23 13:55:52 2007. "While you draw a curious - and a tad condescending - distinction between what "transit fans" want"It isn't condescending; it's reality. Foamers like trains. They could care less whether the trains are full of people or boxes of breakfast cereal. They get upset when trains don't use evey possible route. It's their reality and it's wrong to deny it and pretend it's not there. "You're creating the false dichotomy that extending the G route to Queens Plaza at certain times - even overnights - will thwart the will of a majority of riders." It's not a false dichotomy. It reflects allocation of resources. Yes, the TA can run G's along with other services overnight, but it also has to pay crews to do it. It's not cost-effective and not worth the money, and with budget problems looming the TA chooses to spend the money where it will benefit most riders. "If it were, then the MTA would just announce the change when it's officially done, and people will goose-step as commanded" The change will occur because it reflects what most riders want given available operational budget. |
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