Mike B

@mazzyyyyyyy I wonder if that waiter will ever know the impact they had

love that it basically took them stepping foot into france for 5 minutes to be like “it’s settled, this is absolutely where we should do the next season of our show about huge fucking assholes”

@ericgkrehbiel @SCchucktaylors @missh8ter They seem pretty serious about it and we’ve got the most pro-transit governor/mayor combo in decades. I think they’ll have it finished before 2040

@98Mikeb @SCchucktaylors @missh8ter I can imagine it, the question is whether the MTA will be capable of building it

they should invent a train that goes from queens to queens without telling you to go fuck yourself

@ericgkrehbiel @SCchucktaylors @missh8ter Then the Great Depression happened, then the car boom happened, then the city went broke in the ‘70s. Fundamentally different circumstances. Not saying the IBX will be cheap or quick, but good grief lol. Can you not even imagine a better world for even ten seconds?

@SCchucktaylors @98Mikeb @missh8ter They were planning the second ave subway line in the 1920s

@heyimpete123 @missh8ter Would 100% clearly be worth it. We’d be reaping the benefits of the line for centuries afterward.

@98Mikeb @missh8ter This will take 20 years and $50,000,000,000 That’s 50 billion

@dporges @fender_belly The first four or so episodes follow the book pretty closely, but it branches off a lot from there. Probably my favorite change is that the show decided to make Matt and Nora siblings

@fender_belly @98Mikeb Which is weird because the first season is based on a novel (though I don’t know how close it is)

Started The Leftovers. Most tv-brained thing I’ve seen in a while.

@hexapawn @Chris6d_ @RaenbowRenegade @missh8ter I’m worried about this project, seems like Mamdani might be abandoning it for Queensway 😔 It’s tough because I understand why it wouldn’t be the top priority right now for the city, but the right of way is already there, why waste it 😫

@Chris6d_ @RaenbowRenegade @98Mikeb @missh8ter There are people trying to! thequeenslink.org/get-involved/c…

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit Simply put: you seem out of your depth here. I've been very patient as you insulted me on an issue you clearly know less than me about. I'm not dealing with you any further, but feel free to check out this explainer on why lines like the IBX are helpful: youtube.com/watch?v=GUjaIQ…

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit You're also oddly unwilling to consider that there are reasons to travel somewhere besides work; people commute to meet friends/food/entertainment. Letting people along the line travel more easily to more places helps businesses throughout the area, leading to more jobs.

This line as light rail. Sigh.

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit Transit should be convenient, not difficult. 30 minutes longer than necessary is a policy failure. & the main appeal of the IBX is the amount of other lines it lets you transfer to; it's important not just in where the line takes you but in where every connecting line takes you.

@98Mikeb @ajlamesa @RM_Transit If people HAD to take that trip they'd take the bus now even if 30 minutes longer.

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit The IBX is along an already denser population area, inside a city that is noticeably evolving to be less Manhattan-centric. Brooklyn and (especially) Queens have grown a ton but the subway hasn't caught up yet. The demand for the IBX is simply much higher, looking at the numbers.

@98Mikeb @ajlamesa @RM_Transit Isn't everything you've said true for a subway from Oyster Bay to Massapequa? Do you recommend that?

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit It means it doesn't have to stop at lights like a bus would, nor can it be interfered with by car traffic. That's why reason IBX ridership is expected by planners to be much higher than a bus route covering similar ground; it's a 32-minute ride end-to-end, while a bus is >1hr

@98Mikeb @ajlamesa @RM_Transit What is grade-separated?

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit And even if none of that happens (which it 100% will to at least some extent), the line is still expected to have 120k+ daily riders on its opening week. And comparing it to bus routes makes little sense because buses aren't grade-separated -- of course ridership is lower there

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit Think you're making the classic mistake of underestimating how good transit changes travel patterns. Better transit access means less car dependency, which clears up space for denser housing, which leads to more businesses opening along the line, which leads to higher ridership

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit So your problem is just with the IBX as a whole, not a potential LGA extension? “Boondoggle” it’s probably the single most transformative and helpful line the city could possibly build right now. The city desperately needs better cross-borough transit outside Manhattan

@98Mikeb @ajlamesa @RM_Transit You could just extend the nearest station to LGA. No need for this cross borough boondoggle.

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit ? It would in the comment you responded to.

@98Mikeb @ajlamesa @RM_Transit It isnt going to airport.

@MaskedDefender @ajlamesa @RM_Transit Metro lines aren't designed with the assumption that everyone is riding it to the very end. Look at how it connects to Roosevelt Avenue. Not only could people get to LaGuardia via the IBX, but anyone taking the E/F/M/R/7 line could then reach the airport with only one transfer.

@ajlamesa @RM_Transit Who is making this commute?