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Posted by Nyctransitman on Thu Jan 24 23:03:43 2008, in response to Re: SAS Phase 4: Water Street, posted by Wado MP73 on Thu Jan 24 18:45:03 2008. Before thinking about the Second Avenue Subway Expansion almost ten years away the MTA should do this now.I would first have the "M" Line be rerouted in north Brooklyn to instead travel to the Atlantic Avenue/Van Sinderen Avenue Station via the Broadway Brooklyn Line instead of traveling to the Metropolitan Avenue Station as presntly. The "M" Line would provide the local train service both directions along the Broadway Line in (north) Brooklyn but would terminate in (east) Brooklyn at the Atlantic Avenue/Van Sinderen Avenue Station for easier transfer to the "L" Line as well as connection to the LIRR below. This new local Broadway, Brooklyn "M" service would aide in making other transit improvements to speed up the "J", "Z" lines as well as also having the "V" line rerouted and extended to Metropolitan Avenue to replace the former "M" Line service as described more detailed below. I would then have the "V" Line merge with the "M" Line and travel between the 71st Avenue Forest Hills Station and the Metropolitan Avenue Station via the former "M" Line routing and the Christie Street connection so that the "V" Line would no longer serve the Second Avenue Station in Manhattan. I would also have the "V" Line operate nonstop between the Myrtle Avenue/ Broadway Station and the Marcy Avenue Station on trips from Metropolitan Avenue toward Midtown, Manhattan from 5:00AM thru 12:08PM and on trips from Midtown, Manhattan toward Metropolitan Avenue from 12:24PM thru 11:00PM. By having the "V" Line serve the former "M" Line Stations throughout Middle Village, Ridgewood and Wyckoff Heights along with the nonstop service between the Myrtle Avenue/Broadway Station and the Marcy Avenue Station would indirectly increase ridership along these subway stations since it would provide a one seat ride to Midtown, Manhattan for Central Queens passengers by eliminating the need for these passengers to take longer bus rides to various Queens Blvd. Subway Stations to access trains to Midtown, Manhattan. Passengers from these stations along the new "V" Line still needing access to Lower, Manhattan would still be able to transfer at the Myrtle Avenue Station to the "J" and/or "J" & "Z" Lines depending on the time of day. Additionally, riders on the "J" , "Z" & "M" Lines would now be able to transfer to the "V" Line at either the Myrtle Avenue or Marcy Avenue Station giving "J", "Z" & "M" Line riders also speedy service to Midtown, Manhattan. Also, in order to speed up service on the "J" & " Z" Lines these trains should travel nonstop between the Broadway Junction Station and Myrtle Avenue/Broadway Station and nonstop between the Myrtle Avenue Broadway Station and the Marcy Avenue Station on trips from Jamaica toward Lower Manhattan from 5:00AM thru 12:08 PM and on trips from Lower Manhattan toward Jamaica from 12:24PM thru 11:00PM. The "J" & "Z" skip-stop service can remain operating during the same rush hour times but would only operate skip-stop between Broadway Junction Station and Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Station thus eliminating skip stop service between the Broadway Junction Station and the Myrtle Avenue/Broadway Station which is being replaced with non-stop service between those two points. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN??? |
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