Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: What to Do with the Steinway Tunnel

Thanks for your comments, Alon. I've responded in...

2008-08-08T00:04:00.000-04:00

Thanks for your comments, Alon. I've responded in a new post.

I've only now seen this idea... I can't say it loo...

2008-08-04T18:46:00.000-04:00

I've only now seen this idea... I can't say it looks good. Streetcars have lower capacity per track than rapid transit, which means that what you're proposing is a net reduction of transit capacity from Queens to Manhattan.

Even without entering Manhattan, there's little need for light rail on QB. There are corridors that make far more sense for light rail: 125th, Fordham (or Tremont),

Thanks, Joby! The problem is that the Steinway Tu...

2008-08-01T23:49:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Joby! The problem is that the Steinway Tunnel connects to 42nd Street deep underground, and already goes to Times Square under 41st Street. To hook it into the Vision42 line, you'd need to build a portal somewhere. As I've written before, I think 34th Street would be better for a dedicated busway, just because

Cap'n, it's not true a bike lane would represent a...

2008-07-30T15:29:00.000-04:00

Cap'n, it's not true a bike lane would represent a loss of motor vehicle capacity on Qns Blvd. On many sections, the Blvd has three parking lanes in each direction. The parking on the left side of the service road was added in 2001. That could be converted to a separated bike lane with no loss of through vehicle capacity.

wow, thats an awesome suggestion, heck you could e...

2008-07-29T11:33:00.000-04:00

wow, thats an awesome suggestion, heck you could even roll it into the vision42 proposal (http://www.vision42.org/) and have a streetcar that goes down Queens Boulevard, rolls into Manhattan and rolls through 42nd street and 34th and then back to queens.