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Posted by trainsarefun on Mon Dec 28 11:22:11 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun Dec 27 17:52:23 2009. Which would generate more trips, St Johns and Lake Success combined, or Queensborough Community College?Well, as I said, we know about CUNY's expansion plans, we know that QCC is a huge trip generator (the most in Eastern Queens for the bus, I think) and we also know that many trips to Lake Success are by car, and that those drivers are less willing to change modes of transportation since they're not already taking it. An el over the LIE is not going to be much of a NIMBY problem, especially on the section between Queens Blvd and Van Wyck, which is where the line would be elevated. Just look at the LIE in that area. Trust me, it's a problem. Park City, Lefrak City, a brand new luxury condo tower going up at the new shopping mall by Vornado, many apartment buildings....it's a problem, especially since a lot of these are co-op owned, so your el directly hurts their net worth. As for the LIMP ROW, I'm talking about using the section between the Clearview and the GCP. Again, you will be mauled on two sides. First for messing with parkland, which isn't exactly the greatest route for any mass transit to begin with. Second, because there are homes in those areas worth in excess of $1 million, and people who, believe you me, are connected to Queens politics. There definitely is a space issue from Winfield to the west, not sure how that would be overcome other than TBM. I agree. |
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