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 #11859  by JayMan
 
Check out this fantasy map of the NYC subway. This is the first version. Though probably a feasible design for the system, the emphasis is on the fantasy considering how unlikely any of this is to be built any time soon.

http://users.adelphia.net/~mannyab/Map1.jpg

 #11875  by efin98
 
not bad, slight changes from current map but the most logical extentions and new construction.

Any way you can add a commentary as to what you want to happen for we novices that can't see some of the more minute changes though? I can see three major changes but beyond that I can't make heads or tails of what was changed.

 #11936  by JayMan
 
Sure:

Completion of the Second Ave Subway along planned route plus an extension into the Bronx along 3rd Ave to Fordham Rd (with connection to the IRT at 149 St and 138 St).

2nd Av Sub Broadway line extends beyond the planned Lexington Ave/125 St terminus to Broadway along 125 St, providing a northern Manhattan Crosstown there.

F/V extended along Hillside Ave in Queens from its present terminus of 179 St to Springfield Blvd to pick up riders from the heavily busses route.

E extended from Jamaica Center along Merrick Blvd to Locust Manor.

7 Extended west to Javits Convention Center along the presently proposed route.

Culver Express service restored to Church Ave. G train terminates there allowing F to run express.

Astoria Line Extended to LaGuardia Airport. Line is to run north of Ditmars Blvd to LGA Marine air terminal. W peak direction and midday express service restored to speed trip from Midtown to Airport.

A few free transfer connections have been set up between some stations.

And finally, the issue of how to provide subway service to Co-Op City in the Bronx. In this version I've extended the 6 part way under Pelham Bay Park to provide stops to Dreiser Loop. <6> express service extended to Pelham Bay Park station to speed access to Manhattan.

Really I don't see a practical way to give Co-Op City subway access -- this map is only one of a few versions I've cooked up that differs in how it handles that scenario.

 #12196  by Otto Vondrak
 
My fantasy map extends the 1/9 to Yonkers, and brings the No. 5 back over the NYWB right of way to Mount Vernon (transfer to Metro North at Columbus Ave), and extend the 6 all the way up the Shore Road to Orchard Beach (bus shuttle to City Island).

No tunnel to Staten Island from Bay Ridge?

Eh, now I'm just babbling. But it's fun to draw maps!

-otto-

 #12420  by sodusbay
 
I like it!

How about #7 E from Flushing along Northern Blvd? That opens up a huge area of Queens.

To Co-op city use the New Haven ROW

 #12574  by JayMan
 
sodusbay wrote:I like it!

How about #7 E from Flushing along Northern Blvd? That opens up a huge area of Queens.

To Co-op city use the New Haven ROW
Thank you!

For the 7 along Northern Blvd that's pretty close to the existing Port Washington Branch, which has many closely spaced stations -- so that seemed kinda redundant.

By the New Haven ROW I assume you mean the trackage Amtrak presently uses?

 #12788  by NIMBYkiller
 
How about extending the 7 over the Whitestone Expressway and CIP to Fort Totten. It would kinda resurect the old LIRR Whitestone line service, which was supposed to go to the 7 line anyway.

And the extension of the E, why not use the LIRR tracks? LIRR currently has those 2 lines that parallel each other. Would it be possible for them to give the western one to NYC Subway?
 #13792  by JayMan
 
This is the third version of my fantasy map of the NYC subway, which includes a more optimal arrangement of service.

http://users.adelphia.net/~mannyab/Map3.gif

I've taken some of the suggestions offered here, and along with some digging done on my own, came up with this version.

Feel free to comment! I'd like to know what you folks things! :)

 #13820  by Irish Chieftain
 
Hmm...lemme see what I can offer:
  • R-train in Brooklyn still doesn't cross the Narrows into SI
  • Canarsie line still stops dead at Rockaway Parkway (used to go to Canarsie Pier)
  • How about adding that proposed PATH-Lex Ave Line connection for kicks?
  • Is there room to stick in a 125th-street crosstown line...?
  • Might as well throw in a 9th Avenue subway (after all, 9th and 10th Avenues used to have els)
  • Are we averse to extending els beyond their termini? 1 train can go further north; 2 train in Brooklyn can go further south on Nostrand, for a couple of examples...

 #13970  by NIMBYkiller
 
I say bring those lines that terminate on Nostrand to KCC

And that 9th av line, why not extend the L up the west side to the GWBBT?
 #15633  by JayMan
 
This is the 4th incarnation of my map. As you may see, many of your suggestions have been incorporated.

Image

A few issues remain however:

How to bring subway service to SE Brooklyn (should we extend the 2 south)?

How to generally speed access to Lower Manhattan.

How to speed service on long local routes (IRT Broadway line, BMT Broadway line) with no good express tracks.

 #15961  by NIMBYkiller
 
Yeah, just bring the 2/5 further down Nostrand to Manhattan Beach/KCC.

 #16188  by JayMan
 
NIMBYkiller wrote:Yeah, just bring the 2/5 further down Nostrand to Manhattan Beach/KCC.
I'm experimenting with an idea for SE Brooklyn service that will involve the Second Ave Subway Brooklyn extension. Stay tuned! :)

 #16309  by matt1168
 
That SAS looks great!

I think it's interesting the way you incorporated your LGA line into the Queens Blvd. line-- I've always just assumed that a Flushing extentsion.

Also, great idea with the P taking the place of the E out in Jamaica, to allow for more trains running on the new extension up north!

The only thing is that there is still a large area of Queens on your map that is still pretty much unserved by transit.

Also, nice job finally using the 63rd St. subway to its full potential!