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Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sat May 28 21:46:42 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by JAzumah on Sat May 28 20:11:53 2011. For 8th Street, you just have to get off Rt. 440 at the first exit and then go on residential streets for a couple of blocks to reach the station. For 34th Street, the S89 has to spend 5 more minutes on Rt. 440 (increasing the possibility of delays).As far as the mall goes, I know which mall you are talking about, and I highly doubt anybody is using the S89 to get there (and the few people that are can take the HBLR 2 stops to 34th Street). As far as being walkable, yes it is within walking distance but it isn't designed to be walkable: You have to cross a large arterial (Rt. 440) and then walk across a large parking lot to get to many of the stores. In fact, I think that, if the S89 must serve 34th Street, it might be better off stopping at 8th Street, and then using Broadway to get up to the 34th Street HBLR station. It might add a little bit of travel time, but it would serve 2 functions: It would get riders to the HBLR as fast as possible, and it would serve a commericial strip in Bayonne (it would also serve the Bayonne Medical Center, which it doesn't do from Rt. 440) |
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