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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Tue Jun 7 11:47:57 2011, in response to Re: Staten Island Fantasy Map (56k), posted by checkmatechamp13 on Tue Jun 7 11:13:07 2011. What applied in the past won't necessarily apply in the future, or even the now. If there's an option to increase service AND increase revenue, its worth exploring that option. Given that the service pattern along Manor and Bradley has been what it is, without a direct connection to the ferry via Manor for several DECADES, is there really a community desire for such service? There hasn't been the later development there, as there has been on the south shore where the 74, 55, and 56 have been expanded to serve.You don't have to connect every possible destination pair, or run a bus that serves a major destination along every main road. Manor and Bradley are just over 1/2 mile apart, a reasonable distance to walk to transit. The Todt Hill Houses are LESS than 1/2 mile from Victory Blvd. So the assumption can be made that people going to the ferry from these areas are already walking to the direct routes. Routing the 54 to the ferry will have the effect of reducing the ridership of the other nearby routes...which will then have their headways reduced. On the north side of Victory, Manor and Jewett are likewise about 1/2 mile apart; it's one mile from Forest to Victory along Manor, making the longest walk to a bus to the ferry ~1/2 mile; again, a reasonable distance to walk for service. |
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