AnotherUselessPoster t1_jcq0mcf wrote on March 18, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Connecting the SIRT to the rest of the system would do wonders for traffic/commute issues. But, of course, the bridge would lose money and we can't have that.

nyc98 t1_jcsewvp wrote on March 19, 2023 at 4:59 AM

MTA is happy spending billions on adding an extra line to Manhattan which already has almost every subway line available. Yet, there's a borough which has no direct rail connection because it would be too expensive to dig a tunnel.

D14DFF0B t1_jcylo5m wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:40 PM

And yet the SAS carries more people daily than live in SI.

nyc98 t1_jd65q2v wrote on March 22, 2023 at 2:40 AM

True, but these people have about 20 other options, while people of SI have no subway connection to other boroughs and only one ferry launch location. On an island.

D14DFF0B t1_jd67jnr wrote on March 22, 2023 at 2:54 AM

And that's a known limitation of living on SI. People are free to move to better-connected towns in NJ or Eastern Queens if they want a suburban life.

Or maybe they should start electing pro-transit representatives.

nyc98 t1_jdm3fd7 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:24 PM

At 2.5 billion per mile, SAS perhaps is one of the worst investments in the infrastructure and by far the most expensive subway line in the world. Why would anyone spend so much in a borough that already has like 20 other subway lines is a mystery. It obviously made the lives of some people more convenient but at this cost I doubt that this convenience is worth it. There are so many other transit projects which would make way more difference to people's lives. SAS is a total waste, in my opinion. That money could have been spent in other boroughs of NYC. If everyone hates SI so much, it could have been Queens.