Split Horner AM 14th St/ Navy Yard-L'Enfant line

To everyone complaining that they no longer have options beause of the split! Many of the 14 Street sluggers or drivers could also go to 18 th Street. They don't have the options of getting into one line and choosing. Sluggers or drivers have to make a choice every day and hope they choose the line that moves quickest.

Seems like most people responding are riders...as a driver I will give my .02 cents FWIW....

For the most part it has been ok. I just need to get into the city and always loved the option of pulling up and choosing 14th and L first, and if no one was going there could switch to L'Enfant. That is now a little harder.

One day last week the line of cars was extremely long. I come in from telegraph Rd and generally pull in at the first right and go along the whole back side of the parking lot to pick up. This day I sat there for almost 10 minutes before I realized all the cars in line were for Navy Yard or L'Enfant!!! No cars were in the 14th street at all.
Could I drive further up and turn right where the line meets? OF course, but with the "new line-up" I feel its and elevated risk of something happening. Now I would have to pull in and stay to the right ensuring I dont hit anyone crossing over or cars who are waiting. And if someone halfway turns down the new L'Enfant line, they are now blocking my access to get people for 14th causing further issues if anyone pulls in behind me.

I'm against the split. I've driven it and ridden from it now, and it is definitely NOT shorter for me.

1. As a rider, I now do not have the option of either 14th or L'Enfant. I have to choose before getting in line.

2. As a rider, the length of the line ONLY DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF YOU GOING TO THE SAME DESTINATION. I cannot understand why many people don't get this.

3. As a driver going to 14th, I've been stuck behind a bunch of cars waiting to go to LE/WNY, and couldn't even get to the 14th street line, when there were poeple waiting for a ride. This is also bad as a rider.

4. As a driver, the lot is now very congested when cars back up and there is much more potential for car-to-car or car-to-pedestrian contact since the new line location blocks easy left turns to the 14th line, and can force the car line well into the parking lot.

I suggest we go back to one line (which was the case this morning) and as slugs be sure that the front riders are walking the car line and calling out destinations. Also, please put out the word to WNY riders that if there is a car waiting at the front, it is pretty much always waiting for a WNY rider - no mystery.

I think this is an excellent idea as was disappointed to see that it wasn't in effect this morning, Dec. 13. I would suggest one change that might work better.
I think the L'Ef and Navy Yard line should be in the "original" line and the 14th St. line should be the new line. This past week showed that the L'Ef/NY lines are definitely long, and if the cars go the orignal route they will be accommodated better.
I think it's worth trying it that way.
My other suggestion would be to put BIG signs at the back of the parking lot indicating "go right" for L'Ef and Navy Yard and "go left" for 14th line.

KMc.

Just to get clarification, the line is now one not two? I use this line on occasion and want to make sure I don't make a mistake.