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Re: Yankees Parade = Staten Island Transit Disaster |
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Posted by Bill From Maspeth on Sun Nov 8 06:34:52 2009, in response to Re: Yankees Parade = Staten Island Transit Disaster, posted by (SIR) North Shore Line on Sun Nov 8 00:17:24 2009. Should SI ever succede, it would be a GREAT deficit cutting measure for MTA/NYCT because they would save money on:a) The free rides so many people get on SIR. b) Express bus deficits since it is by nature so peak oriented that buses are empty in the opposite direction or have to lay over on the mainland. Many bus operator runs pay well over 8 hours because of this. There is no turnover of revenue on express buses because once they get off, nobody gets back on to take their place, unlike what happens in the course of a route in Brooklyn or Manhattan or the Bronx. c) They even lose lots of $$ on local routes too. Inbound they crowd on and don't get off till the last stop and they all get on at the first stop outbound. There is very little turnover or passengers/revenue throught the entire route as well. |
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