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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 13 12:00:59 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Apr 13 11:22:22 2009. We're not talking about stealing riders back, we're talking about absorbing new ones.No we aren't. There isn't some huge increase in LIRR ridership because of the electrification. Many of those people were already using the LIRR, on the other lines. Electrification to Ronkonkoma fundamentally changed the communities that line directly served. Populations exploded. It didn't change them at all. The STATIONS exploded, NOT the populations of the communities. All those communities were already completely developed when electrification came, they were by the 60's and 70's already. Ronkonkoma the community lools no different than it did pre-1987. In fact, the only thing that looks different is the location immediately around the station area itself. In fact, the area around the station GOT WORSE. Empty stores, and unused shopping centers across from the station. It actually parasited the location, as no one wanted to come there unless you have to use the station, as there's no place to park to patronize those formerly busy stores. Before it was a zoo, the commuters would actually patronize those stores...now commuters want to get in and out of that horror as fast as they can, and never patronize any of the stores there, as their car is probably parked about "2 miles" away. The only stores that do good are the tenants of the station house itself. Ronkonkoma the community does NOT warrant the mayhem station it has, and the community has not changed at all since 1987. It was built as a summer bungalow community, at some time in the 60's became a year round location, but still is a shacky bungalow type of community it always was. Brentwood has changed demographically to become more and more Hispanic, as well as Central Islip, but that has NOTHING to do with the railroad electrification. That trend began before electrification. There was no development there post1987, they were built up by the 60's or 70's already. Wyandanch is the same crappy neighborhood it was before electrification. Nothing has changed. Deer Park is the same suburban sprawl area it's always been. Nothing has changed in Deer Park because of the electrification. it's population has not "exploded", it was completely developed before the electrification already. Farmingville....the same. Nothing's changed. |
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