Seven Subway Extension

[Andrew]

Positives of extending Seven Subway to Secaucus, New Jersey:

1. Increases revenue for the MTA

2. Would be cheaper to build than Gateway

3. Would take less time to build than Gateway

4. Dramatically improves access from Bergen County to/from Midtown, Manhattan.

Negatives of extending Seven Subway to Secaucus, New Jersey:

1. Does not increase capacity between Newark, New Jersey, and points south.

2. Does not provide for back up redundancy if there is a Tunnel Problem with Amtrak's Infrastructure

3. Engineering studies might take longer than Gateway's since the tunnel box is already under construction

 

[jerichowhiskey]

Before we even think about expanding to NJ, let's see 2nd Avenue funded and finished and perhaps another crosstown line between Queens and Brooklyn so that when the G ever gets messed up again, there is still a relatively close link on the west/middle side of Queens towards Brooklyn; Roosevelt Avenue Terminal. Or, for Staten Island to finally have a tunnel connecting to the rest of the city and unburden their commute from using the ferry.

 

[Andrew]

Before we even think about expanding to NJ, let's see 2nd Avenue funded and finished and perhaps another crosstown line between Queens and Brooklyn so that when the G ever gets messed up again, there is still a relatively close link on the west/middle side of Queens towards Brooklyn; Roosevelt Avenue Terminal. Or, for Staten Island to finally have a tunnel connecting to the rest of the city and unburden their commute from using the ferry.

I agree; the Second Avenue Subway should get priority over the Seven Subway Extension to NJ.