Jul
22
Reviving an old idea to fix new problems
ByWith train delays reaching record highs — more on that in a bit — the MTA is turning to an old idea to combat sluggish service. According to Marlene Naanes, the transit authority may resurrect skip-stop service to improve train speeds and ease overcrowding. The MTA started skip-stop service in 1989 when residents in areas served only by local trains wanted what The Times called “more frequent and faster service.”
But skip-stop service met its demise in 2005 due to increased ridership and greater service demands to the otherwise-skipped stations. To revive this one-time solution to a problem of under-crowding may just exacerbate the problems that brought about its demise three years ago without offering a satisfactory solution to the issues of slow service and overly-crowded trains.
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bring back the 9!
Oh, God, no. This will save maybe two minutes from Riverdale to City College.
I don’t think they’d bring it back on the 1. They’re looking at it on the lines where they have the biggest problems (2, 4). Mind you, I still don’t see how that would be an improvement, but your ride from Riverdale to City College is probably safe.
that will only infuriate riders and certainly doesn’t resolve the issue of increased ridership.