| New York Post Wednesday, April 9, 1975
 
            The Transit Authority plans to shut down the Culver elevated shuttle
            which serves a section of Boro Park, Brooklyn. 
            The 1.13-mile long shuttle connects the
            36th Street station of the Fourth Avenue BMT line with the Ditmas
            Avenue stop on the IND F train. 
            The unannounced plan was disclosed in an
            item on the Board of Estimate calendar for its biweekly meeting
            tomorrow. A spokesman for the
            Transit Authority said the shuttle service would end at 12:01a.m.
            Sunday May 11, when it will establish a free transfer between the
            BMT and IND stations on the Church Avenue B-35 bus. 
            About 1000 riders use the shuttle daily,
            the spokesman said. He said closing the line will save an estimated
            $847,000 annually. David Yunich,
            chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the
            closing of the shuttle was in line with efforts to "effect
            meaningful economies." The
            Transit Authority spokesman said it would cost an estimated $1
            million to rehabilite the shuttle to keep it running. 
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