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Originally Posted by Zerton
Source: Port Authority of NY & NJ
This is a map of how people commute to Manhattan. By moving the bus terminal across the Hudson, you will significantly inconvenience hundreds of thousands of workers.
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Cool looking map, but there are significant missing pieces of what it actually shows. Many people take multiple modes of transportation to get from their homes to their jobs in Manhattan. Someone may take a bus and train to get into Manhattan. Is it the longer leg or final leg of a multi modal trip into Manhattan that's depicted? What about folks who take a bus into Manhattan than transfer to the subway for the final leg to their jobs?
Even with the transfer, a 7 line extension to Secaucus may result in a faster travel time to Manhattan than traversing the Lincoln tunnel. There is significant bottleneck issues which will only worsen as demand grows. This is why Rechler was insistent on a transhudson commuter study be included along with the PABT design competition.
We may very well need both options to meet demand. A smaller PABT in Manhattan and a 7 line or PATH extension to a new bus terminal on the Jersey side in order to meet current and future demand.
The one option or the other may not longer be acceptable. We need both!