How many cars would it take to replace the NYC subway?
What would it take in terms of auto facilities to replace the morning rush hour carrying capacity of the NYC subway?
From 8:00AM to 8:59 AM on an average Fall day in 2007 the NYC Subway carried 388,802 passengers into the CBD on 370 trains over 22 tracks. In other words, a train carrying 1,050 people crossed into the CBD every 6 seconds.
At best, it would take 167 inbound lanes, or 84 copies of the Queens Midtown Tunnel, to carry what the NYC Subway carries over 22 inbound tracks through 12 tunnels and 2 (partial) bridges. At worst, 200 new copies of 5th Avenue. Somewhere in the middle would be 67 West Side Highways or 76 Brooklyn Bridges. And this neglects the Long Island Railroad, Metro North, NJ Transit, and PATH systems entirely.
Thanks, Frumin.
Source: frumin.net
4 Notes/ Hide
-
monkeytypist reblogged this from elspethjane
-
notemily reblogged this from pleaseshowmehowtolive and added:
elspethjane: kenyatta:...What would it take in terms of auto facilities to replace the...
-
pleaseshowmehowtolive reblogged this from elspethjane
-
elspethjane reblogged this from kenyatta
-
kenyatta posted this
I co-founded 
