On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Aaron Donovan <adono...@mtahq.org> wrote:
> Michael, true, but Keith is correct to say that folks leaving
> Manhattan via the ferry in the evenings would not register as swiping
> into the South Ferry subway station. Keith, can you post some sample
> data and some from comparison stations?

> On May 8, 4:43 pm, "Michael B. Justice" <michael.b.just...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > The ferries from Staten Island are far from empty in the evening.  All
> of those second-shift employees, nightlife seekers, and tourists are
> heading to destinations other than Lower Manhattan when they arrive at the
> Whitehall terminal.

> > MJ

> > On May 8, 2012, at 4:30 PM, Keith Wiley wrote:

> > > If I may continue to explore this idea briefly, I can understand why
> the South Ferry station would have so much morning entry traffic (the
> turnstile data distinguishes entries from exits).  As you said, commuters
> living on Staten Island and in other southerly regions would use this
> station to commute into Manhattan.  However, I don't understand why the
> station has so much *entry* traffic in the *evening*.  Where are these
> people going?  They aren't getting on the ferry to go home to the south,
> that would be exits.

> > > Any ideas why such a enormous number of people enter the South Ferry
> station in the evening?

> > > On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 9:00:43 AM UTC-7, Aaron Donovan wrote:
> > > Keith, by heavier, do you mean the ridership is higher, or do you mean
> > > that the data takes up more disk space?

> > > According to our 2011 total ridership stats, the South Ferry (1) /
> > > Whitehall St (R) subway complex had 9,073,709 riders, making it the
> > > 32nd busiest subway complex out of the 422 in the system.
> > >http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm

> > > The complex is made more busy with commuters using the Staten Island
> > > Ferry.  The station replaces an earlier station with a curved platform
> > > that could accommodate just the first five cars of (1) trains and did
> > > not offer a free transfer to the (R).   With these capital
> > > improvements, the station has experienced an increase in ridership in
> > > recent years.

> > > -Aaron

> > > On Apr 27, 4:34 pm, Keith Wiley <kbwi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Why is the South Ferry turnstile data sooooo much heavier than the
> other
> > > > stops. Is this people commuting from New Jersey or something?  I
> don't
> > > > understand why it's so much heavier than all the commuters coming in
> from
> > > > the east.  It seems to be much heavier at all times than other
> stations in
> > > > the system.  It totally dominates the turnstile data.

> > > > Just curious what's up?  I'd love any speculation on this.

> > > > Thanks.