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|    hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk to Bolwerk    |
|    Re: light rail and whatever, was Port Au    |
|    08 Oct 15 00:22:48    |
      On 07.10.15 23:20, Bolwerk wrote:       > On 10/07/2015 03:49 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:       >> On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 1:25:16 PM UTC-4, Bolwerk wrote:       >>       >>> Not that I'm aware of, but PATH has almost the same problem as       >>> mainline commuter rail for Manhattan-bound commuting. It's nine       >>> blocks further south than PABT.       >>       >> On the other hand, PATH serves downtown NYC, which I believe is       >> still a major employment center.       >       > WTC is obviously hugely busy, but it's clearly not drawing anywhere near       > the traffic PABT is.       >       >> Also, the midtown branch of PATH has multiple stops, serving midtown       >> conveniently, though admittedly, I don't think the intermediate       >> stops are that busy.       >       > None of those places actually take anyone anywhere near Midtown's       > employment core. However you describe that core, it's probably well       > north of 42nd Street, and mostly east of Sixth Avenue.       >       >> Is there a lot of employment at Christopher St or 9th St?       >       > I wouldn't think so.              Does PATH have much ridership within Manhattan between 33rd Street and       Christopher Street?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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