We Need More Existing Service, Not Tracks!
I've seen great service in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and have yet to see it in Queens. It would be incredibly helpful if our buses and trains had some sort of dialogue on what their schedules are like and a dream come true if they actually cooperated with each other, and thus made our commutes much easier, much faster and less frustrating. Waiting for 15-20 minutes between trains at the end of the A line is something that we can more easily upgrade. Toronto does this and I was able to maneuver their rails and buses on my first trip there.
Even residents of the North side of the defunct LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch have an hour and 15 minute commute; it's not a "privilege" for anyone in Queens to get to the Manhattan, regardless of where they live along the aforementioned tracks.
I think people need to get real and ride the rails and buses to find the truth about not only traveling by mass transit in Queens, but what would really benefit the community who actually live there and not just for the benefit of tourists, who are only here for short time.
I would love to get on a bike and ride around my neighborhood and the rest Queens, but the streets of South Queens aren't safe for a cyclist: we have very little access to bike lanes, drivers and pedestrians have very little understanding of the road rules and how to react to cyclists, and safe places to park bikes or make tit easier to take our bikes on buses and trains on our way around this great city.
Absolutely not, we need more tracks, Queens is heavily underserved in terms of transit coverage, Brooklyn has plentiful subway options, while Queens only has 2 main lines. Any extension in Queens will be beneficial for Queens commuters, and would be great for property owners along the line. Commuters in Queens will also benefit from an additional transit option that will be a boon to them.
ReplyDeleteThis serves the working class of Queens, and helps improve their quality of life by offering them an additional transit option. Building the High Line was suitable because of its redeveloped and historic neighborhood. Not to mention the High Line runs through mainly abandoned buildings anyway reactivation of the High Line was useless. Queens is not Chelsea. Don't deprive the future of Queens by forever removing an option for additional transit options.
The A mainly runs in Brooklyn anyway, so I don't see where you are going with the A train. Maybe if mass transit would be a more viable option for Queens commuters, we'll get better service, its not commuter's fault for having limited options. The ones that have to use the M and R trains are already unhappy as is. This extension would certainly force more service to these lines, which will be great for the current users of the Queens Blvd Local riders.
No, we need more tracks. Less tracks would lead to bad service, and adding lines onto Queens was an option you have to THINK the MTA is not RICH to be building lines left and right. Look at history, they have planned to make an extension of the Queens Blvd Line to Utica, and much more. Think economically not ecologically for queens. Like the previous person said I am unhappy about the budget cuts and the MTA already chainsawed 2 lines out of the system.
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