> As a result, they eliminated timed, scheduled transfers at a major merge point in Queens which many riders relied on to switch trains in a quick, efficient wa

> As a result, they eliminated timed, scheduled transfers at a major merge point in Queens which many riders relied on to switch trains in a quick, efficient way. I’ve often argued that anyone responsible for public transit schedules that doesn’t work out a system of timed transfers should be summarily fired. (Unless trains run more frequently than once every 5 minutes.) Over here in the SF bay area, we have approximately 12 transit agencies, and none perform timed transfers with each other, so the vast majority of reachable destinations involve at least one 30 min - 2 hour transfer (assuming the stations of the two systems actually connect — they are often a half mile or so apart).