> You may immediately hop on an express train... or you may wait 7 minutes.
If we really are talking about midnight, perhaps. But trains on this line typically arrive every two minutes during rush hour, or every four minutes in the middle of the day.
> and it's still a wash in most circumstances.
But it's not "most circumstances". During rush hour, this trip could easily take 40 minutes by car, as Google Maps acknowledges.
You're of course correct that Google Maps isn't perfect. But I knew my own experience wasn't anything like the times you were quoting, so I was trying to find an authoritative source.
I actually think Google Maps is over-estimating the subway time. I know I can get from my apartment on 135th street to Times Square in 26 minutes door-to-door. Around 20 of those minutes are actually sitting on the subway, and I think the train gets to 96th street at around the halfway point.
If we really are talking about midnight, perhaps. But trains on this line typically arrive every two minutes during rush hour, or every four minutes in the middle of the day.
> and it's still a wash in most circumstances.
But it's not "most circumstances". During rush hour, this trip could easily take 40 minutes by car, as Google Maps acknowledges.
You're of course correct that Google Maps isn't perfect. But I knew my own experience wasn't anything like the times you were quoting, so I was trying to find an authoritative source.
I actually think Google Maps is over-estimating the subway time. I know I can get from my apartment on 135th street to Times Square in 26 minutes door-to-door. Around 20 of those minutes are actually sitting on the subway, and I think the train gets to 96th street at around the halfway point.