owned this note   changed 7 years ago  
Linked with GitHub

Facts Folder

Information resources

Released by agencies

Released by media

List of stakeholder groups

  • MoDA
  • MTA
  • Department of Transportation
  • Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC)
  • Industry (e.g. Waze)
  • Port Authority
  • Subway riders
  • Bikers
  • Urban planners
  • Local Businesses along L Train

Write notes from stakeholder groups below:

  • MoDA
    (notes here)

  • MTA

    • Dates: closure 15 months April 15 2018 - July 2019

      • $400,000 per-day penalty for project delays

    • Purpose: Repair damage from Hurricane Sandy flooding in Carnesie Tunnels

      • Canarsie Tunnel was one of nine underwater tunnels that flooded
      • 7,110-foot-long section of both Canarsie tubes suffered damage

    • Other Examples:

      • Montague Tunnel which serves the R line, was shutdown for 1+ yr
      • G train's tunnel was closed 2 mos

    • Line runs from 8th/14 to Rockaway

    • Ridership:

      • Manhattan - Brooklyn L line: 225,000 daily ridership
      • Total L line: 400,000 daily ridership

    • Alternate Public Transportation Options:

      • Bus Routes: 15%
      • Ferries: 5%
      • Bikes: 1-2%
      • Alternate Subway Routes: 70-80%
        • To which routes? What is current current capacity / utilization?
        • Are more train cars needed, and how many, and how often?

    • Proposals:

      • suspend service between Eighth Avenue in Manhattan and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn for 18 months beginning January 2019 at the earliest.
      • in April 2017, the agency's board voted for the project to begin in April 2019 and last 15 months instead
      • L-Ternative Bridge

https://www.amny.com/transit/l-train-shutdown-explained-facts-figures-proposals-and-more-1.11761564

Open Questions:

  • Department of Transportation
    (notes here)

  • Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC)
    (notes here)

  • Industry (e.g. Waze)
    (notes here)

  • Port Authority
    (notes here)

  • Subway riders

    • average weekday ridership of 5.7 million (entire subway system)

    • daily weekday ridership is 225,000 (L train)

    • annual yearly ridership is 1.757 billion

    • Proposed plans

      • Additional subway service on the J, M, Z and G lines
      • A busway and bikeway will be added in Manhattan
      • A new MTA ferry route will connect North Williamsburg with Stuyvesant Cove

    • Feelings

      • worries about impacts on other lines (e.g. more people will start riding the A train, which is already very crowded)
      • fear of not fixing it would mean poorer service in the future
      • Subway ridership has declined since 2016 (possibly related to poor service + rideshare as an alterntive)

  • Bikers
    Statement from Transportaions Alternative https://www.transalt.org/news/releases/10638

  • Urban planners
    (notes here)

  • Local Businesses along L Train

  • Foot traffic drops during subway closures
  • May have to lay off employees
  • My rent wont be any lower
  • Will the community or government prrovide assistance to compensate?
  • May end up going out of business due to lack of revenue

aa

Select a repo