by JeffK
Bill R. wrote:I've always wondered about the viability of extending across the river to Trooper to provide access to the industrial park between Monroe Blvd and Eisenhower Avenue along South Trooper Road. You could also provide an opportunity to divert motorists off of Rt 422 when congestion occurs.That's been a gleam in the eye of several planners for a long time, but I'm not sure if any options for an additional extension made it into the final proposals.
bikentransit wrote:I've seen the alternatives, but the Mall owners have been pretty clear that they don't want this thing on their property.That was true 25 years ago when the idea first surfaced. Opinion is 180º opposite today.
... why would anyone switch from the 99/123/24/25?Because those buses, esp. the 124 & 125, can and do get caught in traffic regularly. A guaranteed 50-minute ride to center city, even with a transfer, is preferable to the possibility of sitting on the Expressway. And as far as the 123 is concerned, its original purpose was to serve as a testbed for direct K of P - 69th Street service. It was proposed by the UTU, not SEPTA's suits, The intent was that if the 123 was successful it would help justify eventual rail service. Clearly the demand is there, although it remains to be seen what effect the idiotic surcharge will have. Bottom line - if and when the extension is ever built the 123 may no longer be needed.
Requiem for it's/its, your/you're, than/then, less/fewer. They were once such nice words with such different meanings...