Posted Mar 6, 2019, 9:45 PM
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Originally Posted by hammersklavier
TBH I don't see why a subway along Girard would be necessary. The 15 is surprisingly underutilized as it is and the ROW is more than wide enough (east of Broad) for median light rail.
What I would like to see is a project (e.g. on Girard) demonstrating that full running-way separation is viable on those E-W crosstowns, which incidentally would make the 54, 56, and 60 (Lehigh, Erie, and Allegheny avenues respectively) de facto BRT.
But then we as a country are terrible at incremental improvements to service booming ridership.
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You have space west of Broad too, you'd just have to eliminate street parking on Girard 
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