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June 2, 2005
Atlantic Yards Highlights Absence of Transport Planning in NYC’s Big Projects
Mobilizing the Region
A Weekly News Bulletin from the
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
The lack of any transit and transportation plan for Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards was apparent during last week's City Council Hearings when the presentation glossed over the topic by showing a slide of the current area subway and LIRR map.
Meanwhile: * Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street is the third largest transit hub in New York City and collects the fourth highest number of fares in Brooklyn. * Many of the rush hour trains that come through it now are packed upon arrival and don’t become less crowded until they have reached Manhattan. * Many of the lines rate near the bottom of a number of key statistics compiled by the Straphangers Campaign. * The R train ranks the lowest in interior cleanliness and second lowest in breakdown rate. * The 5 train ranks the lowest in regularity of service, while both 4 and 5 trains are near the bottom in chance of finding a seat, beat out only by the ever crowded L train.
Posted by lumi at June 2, 2005 6:44 AM