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Re: 2nd Ave Subway Setback |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Wed Jul 22 01:35:34 2009, in response to Re: 2nd Ave Subway Setback, posted by Grand Concourse on Wed Jul 22 01:09:59 2009. Wouldn't having an LRT be a waste if a car is blocking the tracks at an intersection?The car shouldn't be blocking the tracks or bus lane or traffic lanes in the first place. a LRT would be no better than an SBS line Except the LRT would move more people than the SBS line and do so without inflicting damage to the street, emitting noise and pollution, and it uses a fleet that's expected to last thirty years in lieu of fifteen years. Hell, NYCTA has enough years of maintaining an electric transit system that a light rail system shouldn't be too different. Even the trackage packages on the Siemens LRVs aren't too different than the traction packages on the R-160As... In the specific case of New York City, I would advocate for heavily used bus routes including major crosstown bus routes to be converted streetcars which are the true modern successors to the PCCs. They're roughly 65 ft long (in lieu of 90 ft light rail cars), feature smaller and simpler stops, and don't require the expensive street reconstruction and utility relocation costs and advanced signalling found in modern light rail systems while providing the benefits of electrified rail transit. |
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