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If you look at the subway map, the area around Maspeth that's south of the 7, north of the L, east of the G, and west of the M. LIC itself has tons of transport
by Alex3917 8y ago
If you look at the subway map, the area around Maspeth that's south of the 7, north of the L, east of the G, and west of the M. LIC itself has tons of transportation as you mentioned, I'm just saying that that area is only an 8 minute commute from LIC but is itself a transportation desert.
http://web.mta.info/maps/submap.html http://web.mta.info/maps/submap.html
- lovich 8y agoTo make things clearer, what is your definition of a transportation desert?
- Alex3917 8y ago"A transportation desert is defined as an area greater than ½ mile from a subway station." https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170913/OPINION/170919994/councilwoman-elizabeth-crowley-s-proposal-for-queens-light-rail https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170913/OPINION/17091... https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2015/10/crowley-pushing-for-light-rail-project-in-queens-026837 https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/201...
- lovich 8y agoIs that quote your definition? I did not find the quote mentioned in either linked article when I used ctrl+f "transportation desert"
- lgregg 8y agoWell, as someone who use to live in that area. It sucked, I think “transportation desert” is very applicable. There are buses, but you only take them to transfer for trains into the city.
- Alex3917 8y agoPage 15 of the embedded PDF in the first link. Some other definitions say 1/3rd of a mile: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/nyregion/new-york-subway-deserts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/nyregion/new-york-subway-...
- CydeWeys 8y agoMaspeth is pretty far out from LIC though. I'm not really sure how it comes into play here. Yeah, it's the driving-dependent suburbs. Barely even has any bike lanes yet.
- Alex3917 8y agoNot just Maspeth. Look on Google Maps satellite view along Newton Creek and east of Sunnyside Yard. There is a ton of stuff that can either be relocated or built on top of. (If you drive through that area at ground level, it feels like you're in some post-apocalyptic horror movie.) It's not far at all, especially if you build a new road or light rail line connecting that area to LIC, which is reasonably feasible if the southern part of Sunnyside Yards gets decked over. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maspeth,+Queens,+NY/@40.7419295,-73.9455087,3857m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25eeb9b733545:0x589843b59cdd7e4!8m2!3d40.7294018!4d-73.9065883 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maspeth,+Queens,+NY/@40.74...