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Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal
yes, true, which shows you how easy it already is, and wouldn't be a big ask of trolley riders. but the reason for terminating the trolleys at 30th is so that the MFL could either build a new station around 20th or use the existing trolley stations at 19th and / or 22nd. it makes no sense for the heaviest-traveled transit line not to have service to the central business district. the trolley lines just get in the way of that.
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Terminating the trolleys at 30th in order to add a subway stop at 20th is a terrible idea. And I speak as someone who would use an MFL stop at 20th all the time and very much would like a stop there. And I basically never use the green line trolleys.
Transferring from the trolleys to the MFL isn't very hard, but it still takes time. Depending on the time of the day and when your train arrives, you could be adding 30 minutes or more to someone's commute. that is the type of inconvenience that has people look for different ways to commute that are less inconvenient. The ability to take a trolley from just about anywhere in west philly and have a one seat ride into center city is a great asset. We should be looking to create more assets like this, not destroying what little we have.
There are plenty of way to put a subway stop there that don't involve killing five successful and useful trolley lines. It will be more expensive to bury the trolley line or whatever else they have to do, but what is the point of saving money if it is costing you riders?