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Re: Elected Officials Call for Extension of Q Line to Supplement Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Fri Jan 25 11:53:11 2008, in response to Re: Elected Officials Call for Extension of Q Line to Supplement Roosevelt Island, posted by Q Brightliner Harry on Fri Jan 25 04:15:23 2008. Sending the R via 63rd would work only if the "all stop at 49th" thing is eliminated, and/or NYCT is willing to either rename or realign the routes north of 57th. (The R to Astoria is not very attractive since it would lose direct yard access again.)Using the current route names, the N and W have to be the Broadway locals so the Q & R would have a straight shot up the express. This means sending the N via Montague and the R over the bridge. The result is no switching at all needed in Manhattan except at Lex/63rd. Fred would just have to take some meds get over it. A much costlier solution would be to connect 63rd Street to the Astoria line via the 11th Street cut. It would be a doozy of a project to hook them up, but at least Fred's beloved N would be sent straight to the Broadway express. An even costlier solution is to build the super-express or another line to reduce the load on Queens Blvd: feeders from the 53/60/63 tubes into Northern Blvd, to 108 St, the LIE, Utopia Pky, Union Tpk, Little Neck Pky, terminating at Jericho Tpk. |
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