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I have been spending some time in Brooklyn, and taking the train. It seems that a way for the MTA to raise income is to put a span across the roof of the elevated subway stations, and create a number of studio apartments for college students and other persons willing to live near to the railway tracks.
I am guessing that some structural work would have to be done, but that shouldn't be a big stretch. An added bonus could be to allow the occupants to ride the trains for free.
A typical station platform seems to be about 500 feet, and about 40 feet across the tracks. This could yield about 50 or so habitable units.
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why would you have them ride for free ? |
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to make up for the constant screeching of thw braking trains |
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Disused sidings or closed stations would probably be a cheaper place to build human habitations. Nevertheless, for an idea aiming at not destroying more green-space to build homes, you get a bun of dubious age from the trackside vendor [+]. |
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Why can't the trains themselves be used as (part-time) housing? They're in storage a lot of the time and especially at night. The transit company doesn't want bums living in there, but if you pay rent they might not mind. |
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To go home, you simply catch any train that's headed to the yard, and at the last stop, show the conductor your lease to prove you live there (until morning) |
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