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Why does Staten Island lack a subway system? I am just curious as one can go from Brooklyn to Manhattan for example using a train, but something I never understood was why there was no subway system in Staten Island.
Jan 24, 2022 · Could the costs of a Staten Island tunnel be justified if it was to carry an extension of the R Train from 95th Street-Bay Ridge to a new terminal near Fort Wadsworth, which could serve as a transit hub for other modes of transport on Staten Island, funnelling riders to it?
Feb 21, 2022 · Driver fatigue and delays would mount up over such long runs. Service levels on the island would need to be balanced with needs elsewhere in the city which could mean the MTA would spend extra money on service to Staten Island than the island needs. This alternative scores a metric of 11.87.
Jan 18, 2019 · Building a tunnel under five miles of waterway in a crowded city is an arduous and costly endeavor, but it would offer immense relief. About a third of the borough’s 476,000 residents take mass...
Sep 16, 2019 · The MTA will invest $51.5 billion, which would amount to the largest amount in the agency’s history, to improve New York’s transportation system with a focus on the city’s subway, according...
- Valeria Ricciulli
Nov 4, 2018 · Isolated by water on all sides, residents of what’s often dubbed the “forgotten borough” have to depend on a 25-minute Staten Island Ferry ride before their feet even touch a subway platform....
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May 21, 2023 · -- New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing program has received a long-awaited green light from the federal government, meaning Staten Islanders could soon be paying hundreds...
