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Re: S83 Limited & S53 to Arlington (and the S57A/B, S59A/B, S99, X21) |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Tue Mar 8 21:43:19 2011, in response to Re: S83 Limited & S53 to Arlington (and the S57A/B, S59A/B, S99, X21), posted by (SIR) North Shore Line on Tue Mar 8 18:53:35 2011. The S46 is close enough to Richmond Terrace west of Port Richmond Ave and runs alot more frequent than the S40. The S59 alone won't be enough to handle Richmond Terrace because of the length of the route and I don't know what would make you think no one would ride an S53 extension.The S40 doesn't run frequently enough, which is why even with the huge crowds it gets, I don't believe that it's living up to its full potential combined with other factors. The S40 provides relief to the S46 west of Port Richmond Avenue, because it brings passengers to the ferry more quickly than the S46. Taking away the S40 option from these riders and shoving them on the slow, artic-incompatible S46 is a disaster waiting to happen. I believe that this is also part of the reason why the S76 was kept, the S74 could probably only handle the additional riders on weekends. The S44 won't be the only the bus that runs to the SI Mall on the north shore, and the S46 used to run a lot more frequently back in the early 2000s. They could always add more service to the S46 after the S40 is gone. More houses are closer to the S44 than they are to Richmond Terrace, plus there's not as much demand on Richmond Terrace east of Port Richmond Avenue as there is west of it, it's why the S90 Limited Service was extended to South Avenue. |
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