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"A transportation desert is defined as an area greater than ½ mile from a subway station." https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170913/OPINION/170919994/cou
by 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-...