Comments on: Moral victory for 2nd Ave. subway

By: MTA ready to grant ‘T’ for 2 « Second Ave. Sagas

MTA ready to grant ‘T’ for 2 « Second Ave. Sagas — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:15:43 +0000

[...] announcement comes a week after Kalikow noted the inevitability of the new subway line. Construction will begin nearly immediately after the contract is signed in a few weeks, and the [...]

By: Tobias

Tobias — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:16:20 +0000

I’ve noticed that the East Village won’t get any additional stations out of this — both stations in the area are being added to existing stations (L at 14th, F at Houston). Has there been any discussion of adding a station at 7th or 8th Street?

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:13:29 +0000

Good question, Cro. Let me look into it and I’ll post on it soon.

By: The Cro

The Cro — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:16:33 +0000

Thanks for the update. I, too, am glad to see this Project take some serious steps forward. Since I am not such a good student of history on this subject (as you seem to be), I do have one question: Was there ever any thought or consideration given to placing a stop somewhere between 86th & 72nd Streets? A 14 Block “gap” in one of the most densely populated portions of the Upper East Side seems a little bit much, don’t you think? If there was another stop added at, say 79th Street, then this would seem to be a more evenly distributed amount of stops. Currently, there are 9 and 10 block “gaps” between stops. If there was a stop added at 79th Street, it would create 2, 7 block “gaps” as opposed to 1, 14 block “gap” as currently designed. Plus, the Population density is already there (between 86th & 72nd Streets). In addition, there is a Crosstown Bus that utilizes 79th Street and it might even facilitate a greater amount of commuters to use a 79th Street stop on the 2nd Avenue Subway. Any info or feedback you could give me on this idea would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!