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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:06:54 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Wado MP73 on Thu Apr 5 01:34:20 2012. I think turning Brooklyn into a shuttle is a mistake, and getting rid of it would be horrible. Why get rid of west side capacity? What you gonna do once ESA and NYP are maxed out? |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:17:04 2012, in response to Re: LOWER MONTAUK was Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Avid Reader on Wed Apr 4 09:25:09 2012. That's actually a very interesting idea. The only things I could come up with involving Bushwick was either opening it as a new west end terminal with an advertised L train connection once GCT, NYP, LIC, and FBA were finally all at capacity...or running light rail over it from Jamaica and extending over the Willy B into the old trolley terminal |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:25:30 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Olog-hai on Sat Mar 31 19:37:52 2012. MTA has already proven to be not the smartest agency. Veolia is proving that now with Long Island bus. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:35:24 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Joe V on Tue Apr 3 17:01:50 2012. Those heading to Kenosha, where are they coming from? Yeah, they've gotta take feeder buses from Kenosha to their place of employment, but what about at their origin? I'm willing to bet they live within walking distance to the train line. The only reason I don't drive from my house in Port Washington to my job in Great Neck is because I work literally across the street from the train station in Great Neck, and the bus is just down the block from my house. If I worked in say, Lake Success, or at NSLIJ I'd probably just drive instead of taking 2 buses and a train. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:44:38 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 5 20:29:10 2012. That last statement is where you're 100% wrong Chris. Look at Metro North. How many people ride to White Plains and hop on the shuttle buses to the different office parks around there? Reverse peak traffic up I-87 is not bad at all yet Metro North recently published something along the lines of trips neither originating nor terminating in the city are a significant portion of their ridership. Along the main line you have industrial parks, offices, etc. You've got SUNY Stony Brook on the PJ line. Yeah, for north-south access LIRR is not and never will be the answer (except for maybe say Valley Stream to central Nassau), but east-west it has strong potential. Not to mention that it was recently published that folks are moving back to the city. If LI wants its economy to remain stable it may have to take a look at how well this sprawl works out for it. I think it's long overdue for some densification around LIRR stations. This will only make things easier for folks to use the LIRR for intra-island commuting. A bus on either end of a train trip sure isn't enticing, but one bus on only one end has a totally different appeal. |
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Posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 08:56:29 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:04:47 2012. Whether it's subway or LIRR, it seems that the Atlantic branch will switch to a separate fare structure. I'd rather it become part of the subway if that's the case. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 09:01:31 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Joe V on Sat Mar 31 19:33:43 2012. Joe, it's time for you to shut the fuck up. Chris is far from a foamer and it's time you start showing a little bit of respect. He is 100% right that no Long Islander with full discretion is going to do a bus-train-bus combination. It's a very new way of thinking that most old timers and established LIers simply can not conceive of. THAT BEING SAID, Chris is wrong in many ways as well. For people who either live or work near an LIRR station, a 2 seat ride (bus-train or train-bus combo) is certainly reasonable. I live in Manorhaven and take the N23 to Port Washington and the LIRR to Great Neck, where I work across the street from the station. Takes a total of 30 minutes, where as driving can take 20 minutes (or 12 minutes if I'm really flying) because the bus is timed well with the train and I work near the train station. As of Monday, however, I'm going to be driving because NICE bus completely botched the schedule starting April 8th.The point I'm trying to make is that suburbia in general needs to be re-tooled. We are all in agreement that a higher capacity mode of transportation is more efficient, meaning its time to start densifying around our RR instead of continuing to destroy open lands for suburbia hell sprawl. This goes for the entire nation, and certain areas have already realized that. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 09:05:12 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 07:16:37 2012. They may not have been planning it but it would certainly be a good idea. It could've been via one of the old lines thru JC with a stop there given how developed things are getting there too now |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Fri Apr 6 10:50:40 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 5 21:05:05 2012. if it happens I shall take you to white castle & let you eat cheeseburgers,on my dime `till the cows come home[up to a dollar[ |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:41:20 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:09:24 2012. At least a rational post. A station that only has abot 2 or 3 full trainloads of people Currently....with LIC just a walk away...thats all they'll need. Even if only HALF of the current ridership leaves ( and its likely much more but lets be conservative)....thats only a trainload of people left. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:46:39 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:20:22 2012. Thats great....but you will still only have some small percentage of long island workers that would be 'lucky enough' to be near a station with direct service to hicksville and an office in walking distance of the station.....otherwise they stay in their cars. This idea that they will take a bus to some station to a train to another station to a connecting bus to their workplace....instead of driving from their driveway to the parking lot of their iffice park is foamer railfan fantasy. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:51:51 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:33:49 2012. My only complete lol is being labeled a 'foamer' for not agreeibg with him.....a person that wold much rather drive than take tge train and is realistic about stations closing? LMAO. But let him have his fun.... |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:52:27 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:40:37 2012. EXACTLY.... |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:53:34 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:44:48 2012. Correct....but I only hurl insults when they are thrown first.....you know me by now...:) |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:54:13 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:52:01 2012. Good man. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:56:55 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:54:26 2012. They arent near full even now....if you put everyone that uses that station NOW....it would only be 2 or 3 trainloads of people..... |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:58:58 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:55:55 2012. I would love to see Lower montauk stationsreopen....but without real service there and with LIRR prices....prices, it wont be used. Even hourly service would be queationable to use. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:04:00 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 05:44:31 2012. LIRR type service will never get passenger counts. It would have to be suvway or light rail....and yes...more stations than the old LIRR service.... But...then we have FRA regulations and 100% of Queens Brooklyn and Nassau/Suffolk freight running through Fresh Pond to Jamaica. |
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Posted by Wado MP73 on Fri Apr 6 12:28:11 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:12:16 2012. Yeah, that's a factor too. But if they pay that now, they can afford to pay then too. |
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Posted by Wado MP73 on Fri Apr 6 12:29:29 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 5 06:52:53 2012. You replied without really reading my post. I think.How can 5 minutes be the same as 20+ minutes? |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:33:22 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 08:56:29 2012. It doesnt need to be a part of the subway.....it directly parallel to the fulton subway. Keep it LIRR and make the fare more attractive for local serice. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:34:41 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:06:54 2012. I never hnderstand the idea of making the LIRR Atlantic branch into subeay....its directly parallel to the fulton subway. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:35:36 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:35:24 2012. Exactly. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:36:41 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:44:38 2012. White plains is long island's Mineola. Thats about it. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:38:15 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 09:01:31 2012. Some of the more urban parts of nassau can work. Eastern nassah and most of suffolk....not so much. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:41:50 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Wado MP73 on Fri Apr 6 12:29:29 2012. My point is theres plenty of people that get off brooklyn and HPA bound trains to get on Penn bound trains at jamaica.....I dont see any difficulty in them not doing the same for GC in tbe future. |
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Posted by Q4 on Fri Apr 6 14:26:26 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 04:44:48 2012. I grew up in a two fare zone until it was eliminated when Archer Avenue opened. Moved to Suffolk later. In the first place I lived in Suffolk, there was a bus that connected directly to the train station and it was not a long ride. Very few took that option. Most in my area took their cars to the station instead. Now you could argue more bus service would mean more riders, but I think the folks just prefered the flexibility of driving, especially with a free lot and usually enough available parking. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 15:43:36 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Q4 on Fri Apr 6 14:26:26 2012. Exactly correct. People use the train to the city because of traffic and once there there is no easy parking. However if you are in lets say suffolk and work somewhere in suffolk...people prefer the flexibilith the car allows....and with few exceptions...parking is easy. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 15:44:37 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 15:43:36 2012. That was supposed to be flexibility....hit h by accident. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:40:25 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:41:20 2012. But what do they get from closing it? Honestly how much does it cost to maintain that station? |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:41:23 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Wado MP73 on Fri Apr 6 12:28:11 2012. Will they want to though? Everyone likes a chance at saving money, and this is a great way! |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:42:08 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:46:39 2012. Agreed that it is unreasonable, but just one bus and one train is a very plausable idea. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:44:09 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Q4 on Fri Apr 6 14:26:26 2012. I didn't realize there were any free lots on the LIRR. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:46:37 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Apr 5 20:29:10 2012. You seem to think I had something to do with setting this up.They do not get $50M DMU money without something concrete. Not everybody is you (thank God), just because you would not says nothing about everyone else. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:46:43 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:04:00 2012. Time share? |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:47:26 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:56:55 2012. Doesn't matter, no one station fills an entire train really |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:48:32 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:36:41 2012. Stupid: Did you read what he said ? They hop shuttle buses in White Plains, not all walk to their offices like Mineola. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:49:15 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by J trainloco on Fri Apr 6 08:56:29 2012. Even if it is converted into a shuttle (which is a huge mistake IMO), better to let LIRR retain it in the event 30 years from now they realize, oh shit, we're running out of west end capacity |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:49:48 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:34:41 2012. The Fulton apparently sucks and I understand that, but this isn't the answer. It's robbing Peter to pay Paul |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:51:10 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:48:32 2012. The fuck is your problem? How about this: YOU are stupid for not being able to see the connection between what I said and he said and see that the bus trip is simply on opposing ends. Who's the fucking idiot now? Stop calling people stupid |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:51:42 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 12:38:15 2012. Eastern Nassau and Suffolk most definitely could in several areas. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:55:19 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:40:25 2012. That is what he can't answer, except for feeble-minded excuses like TVM's, like they are tombstones that we can't remove anyway, nor emergency detours when tunnels get closed. 2 track platform at a stub track in LIC can't handle multiple 10 car trains. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:56:36 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 11:46:39 2012. Let' see see you go to an MTA Board meeting and talk like that, and tell Helena Wiliams she's a foamer. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 17:03:41 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 08:35:24 2012. Where are they coming from ? Chicago, Ravenswood, & Evanston on the UP North Line. Ravenswood is also the busiest intermediate stop on the line. Yuppies like to live in urban areas now, but can only get jobs where they can get jobs. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 17:06:32 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Wado MP73 on Fri Apr 6 12:29:29 2012. Given a choice between standing from Jamaica to GCT (25 mins) or sit Jam-HPA and then stand H.P to GCT (5 mins) on the #7, not everyone will pick the former, given more people are busy with electronic devices and more apt to prefer sitting for the duration. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 17:09:55 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:55:19 2012. Where have I EVER even mentioned TVMs?????And how often do they ever use HPA for detours now? |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 17:11:41 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:51:10 2012. Well I am sorry, not normally like this, but I lose it as he really is getting under my skin. He acts like I am responsible and signed off on it. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 17:11:45 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:42:08 2012. Plausible yes...likely now. Unless theres major inconvenience with driving and parking they wont come to the mercy of the train scedule....nor will public transit be faster than driving on most trips. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 17:12:41 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Apr 6 16:44:09 2012. Not many....but some especially in suffolk. |
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Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Fri Apr 6 17:13:29 2012, in response to Re: Glendale Re: Long Island City..., posted by Joe V on Fri Apr 6 16:56:36 2012. Its her job. |
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