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Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Mon May 30 22:03:38 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by Osmosis Jones on Sat May 28 21:26:25 2011. 1) 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.2) The S67 did that, and failed. 3) 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. Responses: 1) The S52 actually does see a decent number of riders from St. George north of Park Hill. It is the only route that serves parts of Ward Hill, and the Tompkins Avenue portion is served by the S78, which takes an equally circuituous route to serve that area. The S54 is similar in that it has no competing bus routes along Manor Road. There are some people who live within walking distance of the Victory Blvd routes, or the North Shore routes, but those living in the Westerleigh area have no alternate routes. 2) The S67 was eliminated more because of its duplicative nature than because of low ridership. 3) Which is why I suggested splitting the S46 rather than the S40. Sending the S46 to Eltingville would be a bad idea. The S44 has some reliability issues, but the saving grace is that Post/Henderson Avenues have less traffic than Castleton Avenue (and the ridership is a little lower, which also helps speed the buses up a little) |
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