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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Dec 27 00:59:14 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sat Dec 26 22:53:52 2009. Personally, I'm pro-gentrification, so I'm inclined not to see that as a dirty world.Same here. And you notice all of those smart people in gentrifying areas riding the good wave? Finally, they get some of the advantages of living in cosmopolitan NYC. Many studies in our area actually seem to confirm this: that people in gentrifying areas are less likely to leave. Regardless, I don't see the Rockaways as anything but small density housing That's changing, slowly. I mean we're seeing fairly dense condo developments going up there. Mind you, the two last big ones are going up even during the recession basically with the tax-free stimulus bonds, so the government definitely helped out. Hell, my nephew lives in Far Rockaway and notes that a number of his relatives take the commuter van services to Jamaica to ride the E train to Midtown in lieu of the A... C'mon! Even 'scraping the wall', the A is about 73 minutes to Midtown! Must be something in your genetics that craves the feeling of speed. :) Maybe it's me, but after being accustomed to the LIRR to Manhattan, I nearly found myself banging my head against a wall while my E train was glacially approaching Roosevelt Avenue. I hate these constant track chip-outs. It's the most annoying thing. And I figure since it isn't even that fast, why not go with the old ballast instead of the concrete that has to be replaced regularly? |
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