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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Jan 3 18:53:14 2012, in response to Re: Myrtle Avenue El, posted by randyo on Tue Jan 3 17:39:21 2012. I suggested exactly this, and it was recorded at a public suggestion MTA meeting on DVD, quite a number of years ago. Still have the DVD. Of course, since it would have been a lot less expensive, the consultants, normally paid by percentages of a job's cost, probably struck it down. Can you imagine what a great tourist attraction that it would have been had it been constructed, and routed past the World Trade Center to South Ferry? It would have also eliminated the hordes of buses going to the WTC looking for places to discharge their passengers and then park. But the idea was too simple, too effective, and not expensive enough. But now, with all of the MTA's financial problems, perhaps consideration should be given to this idea again. Leave the portion of the 2nd Avenue Subway as is and construct an elevated line to downtown, using modern aesthetic (but with historice-type structures if possible) and soundproofing methods, of course. The ultimate would be to have the IRT 7 Line extended from Queens Plaza to South Ferry via the Queensboro Bridge, replicating exactly what once existed. Not only would this provide an alternative route into Manhattan, in the event the Steinway Tubes had to be closed for repair (they are over 100 years old), the 7 Line would have an alternative routing. Think about it..... |
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