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Originally Posted by ardecila
It's not just about suburbia. All those place in the outer boroughs where the subway doesn't reach - the LIRR and Metro-North do. They just don't have enough stations and the trains run too infrequently.
A good first step would be extending the LIRR Atlantic Ave branch to a new Lower Manhattan station and then connecting it into PATH so trains could run from Jamaica to Newark. Then build a few more infill stations along Atlantic Ave (Woodhaven, Conduit) and improve the existing stations at Nostrand and East New York.
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yep i know -- mta triboro rx is all about the outer boroughs exclusively.
also, i do have hope that the new lga air train will be connected up with the jfk air train at some point and that would provide some 'stealth' far outer borough rapid rail transit relief as well.
i'd rather have these projects first, along with a complete 2nd ave, before a lower manhattan lirr link, although that is needed too.
otherwise, yes, commuter rail could do a better job with borough service for sure.
are you aware that if the governor has his way we will be getting just exactly what you propose, except with metro-north in the east bronx?:
http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/psas/