|
|
| Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains (234290) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > BusChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
|
|
Posted by Osmosis Jones on Sat May 28 21:26:25 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sat May 28 16:43:47 2011. The S54, S57, and S59 could be sent to St. George one way or another. The S54 could either be extended straight down Richmond Terrace (I believe you mentioned that there was a very long layover in West Brighton), or combined with the S42.No one along Manor Road would take the S54 over a more direct route to the ferry, not a lot of people ride the S52 past Jersey Street from the ferry, so I can only imagine how few people would ride the S54 from the ferry. The S57 could be extended straight down Richmond Terrace from Port Richmond. The S67 did that, and failed. We have discussed the possibility of splitting the S40/S90 and having the S59 cover the eastern portion, and the S53 cover the western portion. That proposal does have its merits. However, now that I think about it, a better candidate would be the S46/S96. The reason is that Richmond Terrace is the fastest route to St. George, so the riders in Mariners' Harbor should still have that fast, direct route to St. George. Ths S46/S96 take a slower route along Castleton Avenue, so it is actually doing a favor to them by forcing them to take the faster S40/S90 to reach St. George. In exchange, they have the S53 as a direct route to Brooklyn. Not really, it's a terrible idea, most riders on the S40 are going to South Avenue. What needs to happen is that the S44 and S46 should swap routes, with the S46 going to Eltingville, and the S44 going to Goethals Homes. |
|
|
|