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The Second Ave Subway Effect ?

Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Jan 23 08:32:38 2017

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Is it too early too know if the opening of the 2nd Ave subway has lowered ridership on the Lexington Ave subway ?

What do you think ?

Bill Newkirk



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Re: The Second Ave Subway Effect ?

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Jan 23 08:56:31 2017, in response to The Second Ave Subway Effect ?, posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Jan 23 08:32:38 2017.

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There is no doubt that the SAS has lowered the number of people entering nearby Lex Ave stops.

Reducing the number of people entering these stations was a strategy not a goal. The goal was reducing the number of people per car (load level) on the Lex.

What was the per capita capital cost for this reduction? Could similar reductions in load level have been achieved at lower cost?

If the MTA follows its practice of lowering service levels to equalize load levels, then the Lex load levels will return to their current level within a few years.

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