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In response to "They'll do a study, install a couple at one station and then it'll never get any further. Many people will pocket millions. There are so many other" by Krusty

We also need more train lines to transit deserts and areas that are under-served by public transit today. We need lines that go between Brooklyn

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Apr 19 '22, 06:43

and Queens and then on to the Bronx. Not everyone is looking to go to Manhattan as lots of people work in another borough.

We need to be smart about how we spend the money and improve public transit. We need and can do a lot but we can't get distracted by things like metal detectors. That will drain the funds and manpower to do the other things that will be more helpful for the system.

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I'm amazed we managed to get four new stations in the last decade and I think those were the last new stations we are seeing for a very long time. - ty97 Apr 19, 06:46 14
- They're working right now on extending the 2nd Ave. line into Harlem so there will be more on the W line. They're also in the planning stages - Krusty Apr 19, 06:51 13
  - I thought the Bay Ridge to Bronx line was going to be like LIRR not necessarily subway, though would be great if it was -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 06:56 1
    - I haven't heard about that part but I assumed it would be like the subway. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 06:58
  - Sorry, Jackson Heights and not Astoria. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 06:54
  - I didn't think there was any funding for additional phases of Second Ave? - ty97 Apr 19, 06:54 4
    - As far as I know the feds are chipping in a big chunk of change and phase 2 is underway. It will extend the line to 125th St. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 06:56 3
      - oh, that's great if true. I think it was going to connect to 4/5/6/MNRR at 125? That would provide further relief to the 4/5/6 hopefully. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 06:59 2
        
        Yup. It'll connect with 4/5/6 at 125th and Metro North. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 07:01 1
        
        That's a very smart connection -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 07:08
  - I forgot to mention the ongoing debate about how to improve access to LGA which could and should mean extending a train line to the airport. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 06:53 4
    - *THAT* would be wonderful. I don't hold my breath. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 06:54 3
      - Well it's back to the drawing board right now and they've been holding hearings about the many options. A dedicated bus lane or two seems very - Krusty Apr 19, 07:00 2
        
        I am very glad that they put a stop to that terrible wrong way Airtrain idea. Doing *nothing* was smarter than doing *that*. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 07:01 1
        
        Agreed. Sadly, it's not completely off the table and there are some people that are proponents of it still pushing for it to win. But there seem to be - Krusty Apr 19, 07:03

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We also need more train lines to transit deserts and areas that are under-served by public transit today. We need lines that go between Brooklyn

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