Comments on: Subway map battles heating up http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/ A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: metstotop333 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-128 metstotop333 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:06:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-128 Ah, I see now. Okay, I was looking at it from 86th and Lex. But you're right, the E is rather slow/unpredictable. Thanks for the clarification. Ah, I see now. Okay, I was looking at it from 86th and Lex. But you’re right, the E is rather slow/unpredictable. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-130 Benjamin Kabak Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:23:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-130 Well, the reason I was critical of that direction was because of the starting point. I pegged my starting point at 10th Ave and 42nd St. It said that the walk to the E was closer because the subway map has the 7 starting closer to 7th Ave than to 8th. In reality, it's hardly that much further from 10th Ave and 42nd St than the E is. When you factor in the walking distance at the transfer - something that GypsyMaps did not consider - that extra distance at the start becomes moot. Furthermore, the E and 7 both make four stops before the transfer point in Queens. So you don't save time on that end. And E service is slower and less frequent than the 7 service. In the end, you're better off getting on the 7 at Times Square, hoping for a seat and a more direct ride without the hassle of a transfer at a very busy station before the crowd thins at Roosevelt Ave. Well, the reason I was critical of that direction was because of the starting point. I pegged my starting point at 10th Ave and 42nd St. It said that the walk to the E was closer because the subway map has the 7 starting closer to 7th Ave than to 8th. In reality, it’s hardly that much further from 10th Ave and 42nd St than the E is. When you factor in the walking distance at the transfer - something that GypsyMaps did not consider - that extra distance at the start becomes moot.

Furthermore, the E and 7 both make four stops before the transfer point in Queens. So you don’t save time on that end. And E service is slower and less frequent than the 7 service. In the end, you’re better off getting on the 7 at Times Square, hoping for a seat and a more direct ride without the hassle of a transfer at a very busy station before the crowd thins at Roosevelt Ave.

]]> By: metstotop333 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-129 metstotop333 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:17:37 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-129 Good comparison, very interesting. I do have one question though. Why is taking the E to the 7 to get to Shea a bad idea? I mean, if you can bypass all the pre-Roosevelt Ave. Queens stops, technically it's faster. Just wondering. Good comparison, very interesting. I do have one question though. Why is taking the E to the 7 to get to Shea a bad idea? I mean, if you can bypass all the pre-Roosevelt Ave. Queens stops, technically it’s faster. Just wondering.

]]> By: Victoria http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-132 Victoria Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:20:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-132 interesting post, i'll have to check both of these out! interesting post, i’ll have to check both of these out!

]]> By: Will http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-131 Will Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:05:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/02/08/subway-map-battles-heating-up/#comment-131 "MTA Schedule" - I almost peed myself! “MTA Schedule” - I almost peed myself!

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