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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Sat Dec 26 12:26:38 2009, in response to Future expansion wish list?, posted by rbseabeach on Wed Dec 23 13:49:32 2009. I'd like to see some light-rail development in NYC. I think the city made a huge mistake in permitting its trolley routes to be motorized during the mid-20th century. The trolleys were slow, yes, but no more so than today's buses, and they were (and are) much more environmentally friendly. LRV's burn no fossil fuels and emit no greenhouse gases. They have longer service lives than buses, require less maintenance per seat mile, and their tracks and other infrastructure are relatively easy (and inexpensive, compared with subway construction) to build.Before anyone gets on me about the probelems inherent with LRV's on fixed routes vs. the flexibility of buses, I should like to point out that many cities (Philly, San Fran) have had continuous trolley service, which the public in those towns wants to ride. I would like to see light rail from Brooklyn College down Flatbush Ave to Kings Plaza, along Jamaica Avenue (again!) to Belmont Park, a private light-rail ROW on the present Bay Ridge branch of the LIRR, and a light-rail corridor on either 42 St. or 34 St. Light rail connecting the piers on the west Side Highway might be attractive as well. |
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