Comments on: New York City Taking My Advice http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/new-york-city-taking-my-advice/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Thu, 24 May 2012 03:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 2+1 > 2+2 - Seattle Transit Blog http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/new-york-city-taking-my-advice/#comment-73825 2+1 > 2+2 - Seattle Transit Blog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:01:12 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1071#comment-73825 [...] this under mundane, but never-the-less important. Both Martin and I have an oddly intense passion for how Metro can improve circulation on it’s buses by strategically removing seats, which is [...]
[...] this under mundane, but never-the-less important. Both Martin and I have an oddly intense passion for how Metro can improve circulation on it’s buses by strategically removing seats, which is [...]

]]> By: Seattle Transit Blog » Welcome, Orphan Road… http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/new-york-city-taking-my-advice/#comment-21210 Seattle Transit Blog » Welcome, Orphan Road… Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:10:40 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1071#comment-21210 [...] New York City Taking My Advice [...]
[...] New York City Taking My Advice [...]

]]> By: Multimodal Man http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/new-york-city-taking-my-advice/#comment-9226 Multimodal Man Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:07:05 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1071#comment-9226 Spot on, Martin. Not without controversy but extremely an important and critical to the region. If Metro is at all serious about climate change, moving more people and dealing with its revenue problems, they need to be demanding this now. Does Sims read this blog?
Spot on, Martin. Not without controversy but extremely an important and critical to the region. If Metro is at all serious about climate change, moving more people and dealing with its revenue problems, they need to be demanding this now. Does Sims read this blog?

]]> By: abject funk http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/09/10/new-york-city-taking-my-advice/#comment-9190 abject funk Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:31:14 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=1071#comment-9190 I would advocate one or two bus-only lanes immediately as an experiment entered into by all the relevant agencies (this addresses, I hope, your point that Metro can't do this on its own, as it needs city and other agency approval). Not a huge change, not a big deal, akin to the Third Ave. changes downtown. Just temporary folks, seeing how it goes. If it is anything like Third Ave., it will be very helpful, and drivers and riders alike will be somewhat happily surprised. Aurora Ave. (already slated for Rapid Ride, I know) is a good choice, but the on-lane heading north prior to the bridge followed by the clusterscrew that is the Bridge way exit make this highly unlikely. (I live near there, and the redesign in good in many ways, but not allowing a signal-free off-ramp exit to Bridge way for eastbound cars makes it a nightmare that sees the right lane back up all the way across the bridge on many evenings). Southbound Aurora from Winona to Battery is one option that might be feasible. Other options include Roosevelt Ave./11th/12th Ave NE (one ways), 25th Ave NE (already a mess, but might make some of those folks seriously consider the bus if it wasn't in the same bog of traffic), and perhaps some streets in south Seattle which I am not as familiar with (23rd, maybe Rainier or MLK in places, but these are uninformed offerings). In any event, it is worth a try, and if it is termed "experimental" it will get less grief as it is more akin to a road maintenance project than it is a big scary permanent change. Plus, I think folks are in the mood to see what works, and what doesn't. No harm in trying, and if it sucks, well, scrap it and try something else.
I would advocate one or two bus-only lanes immediately as an experiment entered into by all the relevant agencies (this addresses, I hope, your point that Metro can’t do this on its own, as it needs city and other agency approval).

Not a huge change, not a big deal, akin to the Third Ave. changes downtown. Just temporary folks, seeing how it goes.

If it is anything like Third Ave., it will be very helpful, and drivers and riders alike will be somewhat happily surprised.

Aurora Ave. (already slated for Rapid Ride, I know) is a good choice, but the on-lane heading north prior to the bridge followed by the clusterscrew that is the Bridge way exit make this highly unlikely. (I live near there, and the redesign in good in many ways, but not allowing a signal-free off-ramp exit to Bridge way for eastbound cars makes it a nightmare that sees the right lane back up all the way across the bridge on many evenings).

Southbound Aurora from Winona to Battery is one option that might be feasible. Other options include Roosevelt Ave./11th/12th Ave NE (one ways), 25th Ave NE (already a mess, but might make some of those folks seriously consider the bus if it wasn’t in the same bog of traffic), and perhaps some streets in south Seattle which I am not as familiar with (23rd, maybe Rainier or MLK in places, but these are uninformed offerings).

In any event, it is worth a try, and if it is termed “experimental” it will get less grief as it is more akin to a road maintenance project than it is a big scary permanent change.

Plus, I think folks are in the mood to see what works, and what doesn’t. No harm in trying, and if it sucks, well, scrap it and try something else.

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