Speed

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> > reduction.  If Library is made straight through Overbrook, bet many people
> > from the Village line will transfer!  

> I could see a case for restoring 47S
> service (South Hills Village via Overbrook) and then cutting the 42 line
> back to Shannon, or *maybe* Washington Junction.

	Interesting option.  I don't know the current route numbers but Dormont 
Shannon Village is the already established line so I thought that when Overbrook 
is rebuilt that the Library line might use this straight thru.  If I lived on the 
Village line, I would transfer to the Library for a faster ride to downtown.
	Many people stopped taking the Drake because it was more convenient to 
drive to the Village and park and then take the Village line.  If the 
Library-Overbrook is much faster downtown, then maybe people will drive to Wash 
Jct and park making the Village line OB of Wash Jct obsolete!
	How many people actually ride transit for the purpose of going to the 
Village?  Bet the number is very small.  Also, how many people board or alight at 
stops between the Village and Wash Jct?  Bet that number is very small, too.  It 
seems that the Village line would be more for the commuter - AM & PM rush.
	Last time I rode a Pgh streetcar was 1984 when I was home on a visit.  We 
drove from Dormont to the Village and parked to catch the PCC.  We had just missed 
one and had to wait almost an hour for the next car!  The ride was thru Overbrook. 
 While LRV frequency to/from the Village is probably much greater than 1984, I 
wager it is not because of the demand for service between Wash Jct and the 
Village.  The demand comes from the rest of the line and the cars are just thru 
routed to the Village.

James B. Holland
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