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Re: Some Subways Found Packed Past Capacity |
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Posted by shadyelstation on Wed Jun 27 01:00:45 2007, in response to Re: Some Subways Found Packed Past Capacity, posted by Broadway Buffer on Tue Jun 26 23:36:44 2007. Your plan is a good one provided the whole "Jamaica shortcut" thing is cleared up. It is what makes this realistic idea become a fantasy map.I illustrated the Jamaica Shortcut below using Google Earth:  The BROWN line is the current (J)/(Z) alignment; the GREEN line is the Jamaica Ave Shortcut. The idea is for the middle track of the Jamaica El to rise east of Cypress Hills, travel over the existing el, and run nonstop via Jamaica Ave before connecting once more to the center track at Broadway Junction (using remnant of structure known as the "Alabama Ave Launchpad"). Such an alignment, as opposed to building the center track over the current alignment at Fulton St, would result in faster express service, making the (J)/(Z) a more realistic option over the (E). Of course, due to problems such as NIMBYs, it may not go over too well... However, rehabilitating the el to the extent that it would be able to provide some sort of an express service beyond skip/stop could be a help to get some of the crowd off the E and should really be considered. ...I agree. One hour of skip-stop service in each direction just doesn't cut it IMO. |
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