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Re: What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line? |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Nov 28 23:56:39 2022, in response to Re: What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line?, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 28 22:19:21 2022. I don’t think an E to Laurelton or Rosedale (not just Locust Manor) would be duplicative at all. The subway would run more often, at higher capacity and be cheaper than the LIRR. That last one doesn’t really justify the capital expense, though, but it’s a fact that the subway is less subsidized than the LIRR.The Atlantic Branch is no where near capacity right now with plenty of room for service improvements, especially now that ESA is coming and Valley Stream Yard is going to free up as well since West Hempstead trains will no longer use it. If the LIRR were to add stops and match fares with the subway within the city, I don't see why anyone in say Rosedale would take a much slower and "dangerous" (E) train to Penn Station over the LIRR or Express Bus. I'm personally neutral on extending the (E) over the LIRR (I'd be more in favor of extending the (J)/(Z) TBH), but I can easily see the MTA quickly shutting down any idea for such extension with the points I made above, it's not gonna happen anytime soon and shouldn't quite frankly. I think an LIE superway is the best option for NE Queens. Agreed. So many other cities around the country have embraced the idea of using Highway ROWs to cheaply build rapid transit, but NYC remains skittish on the concept for whatever reason. |
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