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Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Tue May 31 00:22:43 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon May 30 21:53:01 2011. Maybe its just me, but having ridden the S44 and S46 to St. George, I think the S44's path is faster, even if it is less directPart of it could be because ridership is lower along the S44 route. I would say that Post/Cary Avenue has slightly fewer riders than Castleton Avenue, because Castleton Avenue has more stores and slightly denser housing (there are some apartment buildings in Port Richmond, as well as the West Brighton Housing projects near Broadway). Along Henderson Avenue, there are hardly any riders between Bard Avenue and Clinton Street (there is Snug Harbor on one side and spread out houses on the other) I still think my S46 split would be the best solution. Riders in Mariners' Harbor get a direct route to Brooklyn. Although they lose a direct route to St. George, they can still walk up to the S40, so the trip to St. George will take roughly the same amount of time when you factor in the 10 minute walk. Riders along Richmond Avenue get 2 routes to St. George, which will help ease the load on the S44/S94 during rush hours, since there are a reasonable amount of people traveling between the Richmond Avenue corridor and St. George. The S59 will gain riders, but when it comes up to Castleton Avenue, it will still be emptier than the S46 currently is. Of course, if this plan were implemented, the S59/S89 would have to be swapped, to prevent the S59 from becoming too long. Still, I think that swap should be done anyway, to attract riders from the Hylan Blvd area with faster service and a direct ride to Bayonne. |
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