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Originally Posted by frinkprof
Another issue is the funding balance that has to be struck. The truth is that, from a ridership demand perspective, peak hour, midday and weekend service far outweighs the need for service in the middle of the night. If you're going to direct funds toward more service, it would be difficult to justify service at 3 AM to hundreds and thousands of people being left at bus and train stops every weekday morning and afternoon because buses and trains are full. Not saying there isn't an argument for public safety and providing a more comprehensive service, but there certainly isn't a lack of other demands.
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As it relates to the train specifically, aren't we talking completely different orders of magnitude in debottlenecking downtown vs. a couple of service hours? Sacrificing latenight service isn't noticeably pushing the 8th Ave subway forwards, so it seems like there's a bit of a false dichotomy here.