Comments on: Transit breaks up the B61 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/ A New York City Subway Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:51:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69112 rhywun Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:24:19 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69112 It's hard to comment on this without tons more data to examine, or personal experience... but I find the topic interesting anyway :) I noticed in Wikipedia that the 70s saw a large number of route consolidations (e.g. the B34 was absorbed by the B1). I wonder if that was done for budget or reliability reasons. I suspect the former, given that it was, well, the 70s. It’s hard to comment on this without tons more data to examine, or personal experience… but I find the topic interesting anyway :)

I noticed in Wikipedia that the 70s saw a large number of route consolidations (e.g. the B34 was absorbed by the B1). I wonder if that was done for budget or reliability reasons. I suspect the former, given that it was, well, the 70s.

]]> By: AlexB http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69109 AlexB Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:43:33 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69109 It would be nice if both routes turned onto Fulton St and terminated at Flatbush so it would be easier to catch the BMQR trains It would be nice if both routes turned onto Fulton St and terminated at Flatbush so it would be easier to catch the BMQR trains

]]> By: AlexB http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69108 AlexB Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:42:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69108 The overlap you propose would be over the part of the route with the least ridership. The overlap you propose would be over the part of the route with the least ridership.

]]> By: anonymouse http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69039 anonymouse Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:19:14 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69039 I wish they'd run it a bit further through Downtown Brooklyn. As it is, it doesn't even really make it to the Jay Street station, which is where I'd transfer from the subway to the bus when I took the B61 regularly. But at least the Red Hook section should be fairly reliable now. I wish they’d run it a bit further through Downtown Brooklyn. As it is, it doesn’t even really make it to the Jay Street station, which is where I’d transfer from the subway to the bus when I took the B61 regularly. But at least the Red Hook section should be fairly reliable now.

]]> By: Andrew http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69031 Andrew Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:15:40 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69031 That's wishful thinking in an era of service cuts. That’s wishful thinking in an era of service cuts.

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/30/transit-breaks-up-the-b61/#comment-69017 Cap'n Transit Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:36:29 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4662#comment-69017 I still think they should have had more overlap, with the B61 going all the way from Red Hook to Williamsburg. I still think they should have had more overlap, with the B61 going all the way from Red Hook to Williamsburg.

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