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Re: Switching the C and V south of West 4th |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Sun Oct 11 20:05:41 2009, in response to Re: Bergen Street Lower Level, posted by Wado MP73 on Sun Oct 11 17:33:15 2009. That may be now, but we all know how overcrowded the 6 is, plus if you do take the 6 to the financial district, you either have to walk a bit from Chambers or subsequently switch to the 4/5 to go south of Brooklyn Bridge.Having both the E and V go to the financial district would give people who live in midtown on the east side a new option to get to the financial district (and a lot sooner than the SAS being built) since they can go to Lex/53 and get the E/V there instead of getting the 6 at 51st/Lex or the 4/5/6/R at 59-60/Lex. That is one of the side benefits of the switching that would have the C replace the F as the Culver Local (with the F becoming the full-time Culver express) and the V replacing the C as the Fulton local, with an additional side benefit of having the V in this arrangement running on weekends, which would eliminate was has been a VERY sore sticking point with some: The lack of 6th Avenue service on 53rd Street on weekends, as well as there not being enough local service on Queens Blvd. on weekends. As for the financial district: Sure, there might be more demand on 8th Avenue, but those passengers on the local would have options that give them minimal inconvience: On CPW/8th Avenue, taking the B (from Columbus Circle-145th) to West 4th and switching there to the A, E or V or the A at 59th OR taking the C and switching the E (same platform) anywhere between 50th and West 4th or the A at 59th or the A, E or V at West 4th. That's also why I think this would work once people got used to it. |
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