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Posted by Edwards! on Fri Oct 21 09:58:52 2011, in response to Re: Lexington Ave. el & Pratt Institute campus, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Oct 21 03:41:43 2011. The THIRD AVE EL is a perfect example of what Im talking about.The BOT put in place plans to replace this line since the early days of its creation..followed by the MTA's 1968 Plan for Action.. After YEARS of promises..they finally tore the line down..replaced it with a bus..With MORE promises of a NEW LINE along the PENN CENTRAL[now Metro North]ROW. Well the money dried up..the promises dried up along with it...along with all other rapid transit plans in that boro[remember the SAS line along 138th st..?] It seemed to me that the MTA was dead set on reducing as much rail lines around the city as possible[or what they could get away with] at this time..possibly to reduce its operating expenses or trackage responsiblity.. whatever the case may be,that line of thinking would have continued if someone with common sense didnt step in.. The Jamaica El was on the chopping block as far as Cresent st..the Culver El was next,joined to the Sea Beach line via a short connection in Bay Ridge..the tail end of the Fulton st El to Lefferts..and the elimination of the Broadway 7th avenue line from 242 to dykeman.. all of these plans were stopped short..by smarter people with vision...knowing how much these cut would hurt riders. Now..we can only hope with the so called expansion program in full swing..some of those funds will make its way into the so called outer boro's where new routes are needed more than ever. |
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