Especially when they're all very large ADA bathrooms. Is it still accessible if only some are full sized ADA bathrooms as long as the open gangways are accessible (they are on the Avelia for example)?
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Especially when they're all very large ADA bathrooms. Is it still accessible if only some are full sized ADA bathrooms as long as the open gangways are accessible (they are on the Avelia for example)?
Also the area was just upzoned by the Midtown South rezoning. 15-18 FAR is already extremely good.
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Also the area was just upzoned by the Midtown South rezoning. 15-18 FAR is already extremely good.
Service induces demand. Was there demand on the 7 when it was built through farmland? No. Is there demand now that neighborhoods have built up around the 7? Yes.
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Service induces demand. Was there demand on the 7 when it was built through farmland? No. Is there demand now that neighborhoods have built up around the 7? Yes.
Also, what does this have to do with QBL. Only the R runs on both, and the R already runs 10 tph peak, so this isn't even a service increase through 60 St.
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Also, what does this have to do with QBL. Only the R runs on both, and the R already runs 10 tph peak, so this isn't even a service increase through 60 St.
I don't know what you're talking about. The NWR use the 60 St Tunnel, not the Queensboro bridge. Also, once CBTC is installed on Broadway and Astoria, 30 tph can run through 60 St and turn at Astoria Ditmars.
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I don't know what you're talking about. The NWR use the 60 St Tunnel, not the Queensboro bridge. Also, once CBTC is installed on Broadway and Astoria, 30 tph can run through 60 St and turn at Astoria Ditmars.
Temporal separation on the same tracks
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Temporal separation on the same tracks
The MTA doesn't even have an OMNY replacement ready for employee MetroCards either
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The MTA doesn't even have an OMNY replacement ready for employee MetroCards either
Last time I went there was a huge line on the OMNY gates because someone kept trying to tap her metrocard on the OMNY reader. Once she eventually figured it out, the line vanished.
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Last time I went there was a huge line on the OMNY gates because someone kept trying to tap her metrocard on the OMNY reader. Once she eventually figured it out, the line vanished.
The running on the same ROW is why FRA doesn't want them to switch to FTA regulation, although it's a bogus reason, as others run/will run in the same ROW, like Boston's Orange Line and the IBX. If PATH needs to put up an intrusion detection fence, they should immediately.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The running on the same ROW is why FRA doesn't want them to switch to FTA regulation, although it's a bogus reason, as others run/will run in the same ROW, like Boston's Orange Line and the IBX. If PATH needs to put up an intrusion detection fence, they should immediately.
That also says urban rapid transit systems are allowed OPTO with temporal separation, which PATH definitely counts as.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
That also says urban rapid transit systems are allowed OPTO with temporal separation, which PATH definitely counts as.
🤷♀️ Why not lol? Do politicians not vote for themselves?
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
🤷♀️ Why not lol? Do politicians not vote for themselves?
As for off-peak, why not 20 tph of half-length trains instead of 10-12 tph of full-length trains?
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
As for off-peak, why not 20 tph of half-length trains instead of 10-12 tph of full-length trains?
QBL local should absolutely be 30 tph peak once it can. That decreases how many riders transfer to the express, decongesting the EF and Roosevelt. It's already at 19 tph peak, and set to rise to 22 tph peak next month. It definitely should have at least that much. 15 tph peak would be awful.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
QBL local should absolutely be 30 tph peak once it can. That decreases how many riders transfer to the express, decongesting the EF and Roosevelt. It's already at 19 tph peak, and set to rise to 22 tph peak next month. It definitely should have at least that much. 15 tph peak would be awful.
Well, riders and voters don't decide on operating costs. The MTA and the Governor/state legislature do.
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Well, riders and voters don't decide on operating costs. The MTA and the Governor/state legislature do.
They're much more minor, because even the M at 10 tph and the Far Rockaway A at 10 tph, they're well below the signaling limit, and the Rockaways are getting CBTC soon and QL would open with CBTC. The merge is also at grade/on an embankment, so it'd be easy to add long high-speed switches.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
They're much more minor, because even the M at 10 tph and the Far Rockaway A at 10 tph, they're well below the signaling limit, and the Rockaways are getting CBTC soon and QL would open with CBTC. The merge is also at grade/on an embankment, so it'd be easy to add long high-speed switches.
A Woodhaven express stop doesn't add much runtime, because it reduces dwells at Roosevelt. Also, the QBL express is not even that long. And if you want to shorten it, send the G/R back to 179th and keep the F express on Hillside. That'll skip 4 stops, much more than the 1 Woodhaven stop.
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A Woodhaven express stop doesn't add much runtime, because it reduces dwells at Roosevelt. Also, the QBL express is not even that long. And if you want to shorten it, send the G/R back to 179th and keep the F express on Hillside. That'll skip 4 stops, much more than the 1 Woodhaven stop.
The 1 definitely should. The 1 is busier now at 6 min headways compared to the former 8 min headways. Induced demand.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The 1 definitely should. The 1 is busier now at 6 min headways compared to the former 8 min headways. Induced demand.
This doesn't seem to add up very well, though. Like for the 7, which runs 29 tph peak, ~12 tph off peak, and 3 tph overnight. The difference between peak and off peak is much greater than overnight.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This doesn't seem to add up very well, though. Like for the 7, which runs 29 tph peak, ~12 tph off peak, and 3 tph overnight. The difference between peak and off peak is much greater than overnight.
Yeah, that's why Woodhaven Blvd express conversion would likely be needed eventually. More importantly, though, better LIRR Main Line service all day and mode neutral, integrated fares. That's the real express that will relieve the EF.
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Yeah, that's why Woodhaven Blvd express conversion would likely be needed eventually. More importantly, though, better LIRR Main Line service all day and mode neutral, integrated fares. That's the real express that will relieve the EF.
If the trains are full because enough people live there, we definitely can politically sustain support for service.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If the trains are full because enough people live there, we definitely can politically sustain support for service.
5 tph of Rs right now, which is awful. Also, I wouldn't be opposed to running half-length trains off peak, especially weekends, when you run 20 tph on QBL local.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
5 tph of Rs right now, which is awful. Also, I wouldn't be opposed to running half-length trains off peak, especially weekends, when you run 20 tph on QBL local.
I'm not sure. Resorts World has been saying 50k units, which is an awful lot and amazing if true. They do say citywide, but I'm not sure how much land they own elsewhere, and they do have a ton of developable parking lots by Aqueduct.
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Resorts World backs $500M union-built plan to deliver up to 50,000 workforce housing units – QNS
Resorts World, Cirrus and a coalition of labor unions announced a landmark agreement to build up to 50,000 units of workforce housing citywide
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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I'm not sure. Resorts World has been saying 50k units, which is an awful lot and amazing if true. They do say citywide, but I'm not sure how much land they own elsewhere, and they do have a ton of developable parking lots by Aqueduct.
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Well with QueensLink, QBL local will run 30 tph peak. 20 tph off-peak sounds like a lot, but it's normal in many other countries, and QBL has the density to justify it. 15k more units in LIC, 15k units in Jamaica, 50k units at Aqueduct Racetrack, etc.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Well with QueensLink, QBL local will run 30 tph peak. 20 tph off-peak sounds like a lot, but it's normal in many other countries, and QBL has the density to justify it. 15k more units in LIC, 15k units in Jamaica, 50k units at Aqueduct Racetrack, etc.
The Rockaway Shuttle is getting 6 minute service with QueensLink
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The Rockaway Shuttle is getting 6 minute service with QueensLink
Also, how is increased rush hour service managed now then? More operators have always been needed during rush hour.
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Also, how is increased rush hour service managed now then? More operators have always been needed during rush hour.