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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:33:03 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:09:22 2009. They should convert the SIR to light rail and run branches in streets, like the MUNI metro, or the way the Newark City Subway used to be. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:36:12 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:27:17 2009. They sound similar. Metro just has better branding for the Rapids maybe.The Rapids and locals share some stops, but normally they are on opposite sides of an intersection to avoid having multiple buses at the same spot at the same time. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:46:46 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:36:12 2009. The Rapids and locals share some stops, but normally they are on opposite sides of an intersection to avoid having multiple buses at the same spot at the same time.Like the Bx12 SBS. |
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Posted by SMAZ on Mon Nov 23 01:48:06 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 00:26:32 2009. But what about all the post offices in this thread that were built in the 1960s-1980s?I guess we're out of luck with those. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:49:44 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 00:26:32 2009. Even the 90s. I posted the Ryder consumer station (11234). The old 50s-looking post office which is still the main non-consumer facility also lacked parking. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:54:49 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:46:46 2009. I read up on the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS and I was surprised at how busy that route is. The busiest route in LA is probably Wilshire Blvd and the MTA runs more buses on the Bx12/Bx12 SBS than the LACMTA runs on the 20 and 720. If Santa Monica is added in they might be close, but the Bx12 isn't even NYC's busiest bus line. Is it even in the top 5? |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Mon Nov 23 01:55:55 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:09:22 2009. If they can get funding the MTA would most definitely be interested in overseeing the construction and operating it.I'd suspect that for logistical reasons, the MTA would probably be the lead partner in terms of paying capital costs, but, New Jersey Transit would assume the role of operator given that it's an extension of NJT's light rail system.It's similar to how Metro-North basically pays New Jersey Transit to operate the West of Hudson services, and while Metro-North pays for it's own fleet (or shifts cars from West of Hudson to East of Hudson as needed) but it serves in the NJT pool and receives service at Meadowlands Maintenance instead of Croton-Harmon. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 02:00:32 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Mon Nov 23 01:55:55 2009. I was thinking that the MTA would operate the trains in NYC and NJT in NJ. They would switch crews in Bayonne. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 02:09:58 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 01:54:49 2009. It's 3rd. |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 02:13:42 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 02:09:58 2009. Thanks. That explains it. I had heard that Wilshire was the busiest bus transit corridor in the US outside of NYC and didn't realize that the Bx12 was one of NYC's busiest. |
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Posted by Fred G on Mon Nov 23 02:57:16 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Nov 22 17:53:11 2009. It's an old habit of mine as my wife would subscribe to urban planning magazines that were filled with ads for companies who supplied those benches, lighting fixtures and planters for streetscaping. The articles would highlight projects and there were all those products.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Nov 23 03:02:41 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 22 02:06:02 2009. A studio I once worked at did a few TV shows with them. The kids were different ones EVERY time! :) |
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Posted by Fred G on Mon Nov 23 03:45:17 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 22 02:06:02 2009. WTF is that? The Disney Channel Menudo?Menudo your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Fred G on Mon Nov 23 03:48:30 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by SMAZ on Mon Nov 23 00:16:36 2009. EU propaganda.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon Nov 23 03:53:43 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 22 02:06:02 2009. Look at those shiny pants!When I lived in Puerto Rico these guys made all the boys jealous cause our girlfriends had notebooks, posters, lunch boxes plastered with the pics of these feminine boys! |
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Posted by SMAZ on Mon Nov 23 03:56:38 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Fred G on Mon Nov 23 03:48:30 2009. Partisan post. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Nov 23 06:08:32 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 00:26:32 2009. What about all the post offices that are built into the middle of Downtowns or business districts? Most of the time, they are just storefront-like buildings in line with all the other stores. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Nov 23 06:09:18 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 22 22:35:37 2009. You really don't know Brooklyn too well do you! |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 06:51:09 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 23 02:00:32 2009. That would be inefficient. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 06:59:42 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 01:49:44 2009. Right. So there's nothing wrong with walking up through the 1990s. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 13:21:43 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Nov 23 06:08:32 2009. Those are fine in high density areas. In the suburbs they should build all new post offices in suburban strip malls. Like the way the DMV puts their offices in strip malls. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 23 13:27:46 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 06:59:42 2009. It's not just walking. It's also circling blocks, making illegal u-turns and paying money when they could have just PROVIDED PARKING. Lots of businesses provide parking, why not the post office? |
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Posted by Fred G on Wed Nov 25 02:21:56 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Nov 22 20:57:51 2009. I think they just want to save some $$ on gas. BTW I saw a lady put half a dozen bags of groceries in hers at the Stop and Shop a week ago.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Nov 25 02:44:59 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 22 21:04:02 2009. Sounds like those "tear up that railroad so we can have a bike path that nobody uses" out-of-towners who just moved in and think this is Queens types. I'll take the smart-car'ers, I'll even tolerate the Hummer owners who eat three parking spaces diagonally ... but the "training wheel set" who bought a bike to hang on the wall of their garage?Heh. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Nov 25 06:49:46 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Nov 25 02:44:59 2009. Account inactivegcfrankencow's account has been inactive for 90 days. Visit photobucket.com |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Nov 25 06:51:36 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Fred G on Wed Nov 25 02:21:56 2009. No, I have seen the "type" that drives that ridiculous car....they mostly all have the 'I am saving the planet" look on their face as they drive by in that deathtrap. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Nov 25 07:56:14 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Nov 25 06:49:46 2009. yep, pwn3d |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Nov 25 13:10:56 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Nov 25 06:49:46 2009. It was there when I posted ... here's the pic: |
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Posted by Fred G on Thu Nov 26 00:27:52 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Nov 25 06:51:36 2009. Your bigoted comments aside, they're saving gas and can fit six bags of groceries in the car, from what I saw.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 00:40:51 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Nov 23 06:51:09 2009. The most efficient way would be to have NJT operate/maintain the entire thing, but that wouldn't happen. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Nov 26 00:42:07 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Fred G on Thu Nov 26 00:27:52 2009. Bigoted? LOL. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 01:54:19 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 00:40:51 2009. why not? |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 02:07:02 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 01:54:19 2009. They could pay NJT to operate and maintain it, but I don't see why the MTA would give up revenue and the chance to employ more workers and instead pass more of the money to NJT. Sooner or later one side would complain. Better to have each of them take care of their own side of the line and have their own crews. It's not that big of a problem logistically I don't think. |
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Posted by Fred G on Thu Nov 26 02:12:35 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Nov 26 00:42:07 2009. Yep, you are and you stand corrected. thanks.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Nov 26 07:48:35 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Fred G on Thu Nov 26 02:12:35 2009. How is saying it's a certain type that is the "I-am-saving-the-planet-by-driving-this-ridiculous-car-that-only-fits-one-bag-of-groceries" bigoted? It has nothing to do with "race". |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 09:20:40 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 02:07:02 2009. i don't get it. look at MNCR west-of-hudson. NJT operates that for MNCR... |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 09:23:44 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Nov 26 07:48:35 2009. It has nothing to do with "race". Um, Chris.... A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 10:01:26 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 09:20:40 2009. That's a special case where trains leave NY and then travel through another state for an hour on tracks owned by NJT before returning to make a few stops in NY. The football train doesn't operate like that.I would think that NJT would prefer to operate the entire thing. There would be no risk for them as they would have the MTA cover all of the expenses. I don't know what the MTA would prefer, but they might like the additional jobs that would come with operating and maintaining their tracks. That seems like the fairest to both sides as they each side is responsible for their own riders. OTOH there would be some duplication of equipment and manpower...I dunno. I think that they would really have to decide what they want and the most economical/efficient way to get that done. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 10:10:41 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 10:01:26 2009. i thought we were talking about light rail to SI? |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 10:18:49 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Nov 26 10:10:41 2009. This is what I meant:That's a special case where trains leave NY and then travel through another state for an hour on tracks owned by NJT before returning to make a few stops in NY. The football train doesn't operate like that. I would think that NJT would prefer to operate the entire HBLR, including Staten Island. There would be no risk for them as they would have the MTA cover all of the expenses. I don't know what the MTA would prefer, but they might like the additional jobs that would come with operating and maintaining their tracks. That seems like the fairest to both sides as they each side is responsible for their own riders. OTOH there would be some duplication of equipment and manpower...I dunno. I think that they would really have to decide what they want and the most economical/efficient way to get that done. |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Nov 26 11:16:16 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 10:01:26 2009. That's a special case where trains leave NY and then travel through another state for an hour on tracks owned by NJT before returning to make a few stops in NY.Actually, the trains that Terrapin is referring to are the services that leave Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, and head northward toward Rockland and Orange Counties. Even the trackage in New York* on the Pasacack Valley Line is owned by New Jersey culminating in a yard north of the Spring Valley station. The Port Jervis Line, OTOH, is leased by Metro-North from Norfolk-Southern, but IIRC, the maintenance of the ROW and cars is done by NJT since it's fundamentally easier for NJT to perform all of that work than for the MTA to build duplicate facilities and operating schedules for employees. *NJT also stores trains in Morrisville, PA just over the Delaware River from Trenton, NJ but unlike the state of New York, Pennsylvania has no desire to pay for a station on their side of the river in the yard. but they might like the additional jobs that would come with operating and maintaining their tracks I'd imagine that NYCTA would prefer to let NJT operate given that NJT operators earn slightly less than their NYCTA counterparts. NJT (or its contractor) gets the headache of dealing with their fringe benefits as well... |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Nov 26 12:27:54 2009, in response to Re: East LA/Boyle Heights photos, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Nov 26 11:16:16 2009. Thank you for the correction.They might want NJT to operate. I can see why they would want that. |
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