Posted Feb 28, 2019, 9:15 PM
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[QUOTE=Skintreesnail;8490459]If they can get a billion for the KOP extension (which doesn't appear to be on the chopping block), I would hope they can do the same for the trolleys. The NHSL daily ridership less than each of the subway-surface trolley lines alone:
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As #13 rider I hope you're right and the money can be found, but-----rebuilding existing trolley lines in west Philly and a small part of Delaware Co. doesn't have the same sex appeal as extending a suburban line to one of the biggest malls in the country. (and there's great reason to doubt if that extension will happen anytime soon)
SEPTA all too often has a one size fits all mentality, and in this case where having trolleys that are twice as large as the existing makes good sense during the rush hours, even if headways are cut back alittle, but on off peak hours cutting back headway to something like 2 or 3 times a hour would (IMO) just end up cutting down ridership. Presently I could care less about a schedule (and I think SEPTA operates that way as well) so I just go out and wait on the corner knowing in 5 or 10 minutes at the most a trolley will come along. Tell me I'm going to have to wait 30 minutes and I'll do a Uber.
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