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Re: Why 2 Terminals for Q1? |
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Posted by Snilcher on Sun Apr 17 11:07:01 2022, in response to Why 2 Terminals for Q1?, posted by nh153 on Sun Apr 17 03:14:30 2022. And unlike most other dual terminal routes like Q15/Q15A or Q20A/Q20B, the Q1 doesn't have designations for its two terminals. If you're standing at a bus stop on Hillside Avenue, you have to read the print on the bus sign to figure out if it's the Q1 bus you want or not. Not contesting your point, but even if you change the route numbers to Q1A and Q1B, you still have to read the print on the bus sign to figure out which one it is. Anyhow, they did a good job of getting rid of all the "A" and "B" designations for routes in Queens (no more Q3A, Q5A, Q17A, Q19A&B, etc.) but then had to go and create the Q15A and Q20A/B... Getting rid of the Q1 Springfield Blvd. branch is probably a good idea. With the Q27 and Q88 (at least for now) providing service along that portion, plus you have direct access from the Queens Village terminus to Jamaica subways via the Q36, there's little need for that extra branch. Directing all the Q1s to Braddock would provide better service. And of course the Q43 duplicates most of the Q1 anyway. If they really wanted to economize on service in that area, especially overnight, I thought why not eliminate the Q1 and have the Q36 run in a loop via Springfield, Hillside, Braddock and Jamaica. Of course, that's assuming the original 257th St. terminus and not taking into account the Q36 extension to replace the former Q79 (which was also an old "A" route, Q12A) on Little Neck Parkway, but there's no overnight service there anyhow. |
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