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Posted by Michael549 on Fri Jan 18 13:44:18 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Jan 17 16:48:15 2008. From a previous message: "The thing is though, the majority already has 3 lines that go to where they want to go, and run pretty frequently when combined with the "minority" line, to me, what more could they want? Not everybody is headed their way."I have an old copy of the city's "Master Plan for 1968" where it talks about the problems of subway travel on Queens Blvd where three of the routes to go Manhattan, and the fourth - the G-train travels to Brooklyn - leaving its riders to transfer to other over-crowded trains. That this issue created problems in Manhattan along 53rd Street and midtown. That the express tracks were filled to capacity with trains and that new pathway for the express trains was needed. The report also talked about the need to send more local trains to Manhattan. One problem is that too many folks do not read their transit history or keep up with city policy issues. As was seen a very long time ago, there needed to be changes along the Queens Blvd subway line. So saying that "everything was fine" when it was only the G and R local routes along Queens Blvd and that that was enough -- is totally ignoring the history and nature of a problem. The problem - it is simple the majority of Queens Blvd riders want to go to Manhattan - where their jobs are located. They would love to take an express train to do so - kind of like my young daughter really really wants a unicorn. Unlike the fantasy world, the real MTA has limits on resources, money, etc. There are times when to indulge in fantasy - because it is fun -- but there are other times when to put away fantasies and to deal with the real world. Mike |
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