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Old 08-29-2012, 02:12 PM   #1336
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Originally Posted by SebC View Post
By all rights, those stations shouldn't even exist. Instead of building out to the peripheral developments (which only the people who live their benefit from), we could have been saving for a project like the downtown subway that improves the system for virtually all users.
If this week's ridership pattern continues going forward, this extension might be quite successful. Over the last three days my colleagues and I have noticed marked increase in ridership during our commutes. The case for the 8th Avenue subway is going to get much stronger in the N.E..
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