This Week: NYC Transit, From Vignelli to Lhota
The past, present and future of city transit are represented on the calendar this week, highlighted by a Wednesday forum with MTA chair Joe Lhota. Manhattan community boards will discuss a proposed pedestrian plaza on the East Side and street design surrounding an existing plaza in the Meatpacking District, and the EDC's Joshua Nelson will talk freight rail. Details below.
- Today: The MTA will host a public information session with updates on proposed Metro-North service in the east Bronx, including four stations that would serve Morris Park, Co-op City, Hunts Point and Parkchester, providing connections to Penn Station, Westchester and Connecticut. 6:30 p.m.
- Also today: Baruch College presents an updated plan for an East 25th St. pedestrian plaza to the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 6. The committee will also consider a resolution on left-hand turn signage for East 14th, East 23rd and East 34th Streets on 1st and 2nd Avenues. 7 p.m.
- Tuesday: The Manhattan CB 2 transpo committee will hear from DOT on Gansevoort Pedestrian Plaza roadway geometry. 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: The Crain's breakfast forum will feature MTA chief Joe Lhota, who will discuss the agency's debt crisis, the upcoming fare hike and his plans to upgrade the nation’s largest transit system. 8 a.m.
- Also Wednesday: Massimo Vignelli and his design partners Beatriz Cifuentes and Yoshi Waterhouse will speak with Michael Beirut about their famous and controversial 1972 New York City subway diagram and its new appearance in the MTA’s Weekender. New York Transit Museum, 6 p.m.
- Thursday: The Transportation Research Forum will host Joshua Nelson, vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, who will discuss the city's freight rail system. 11:45 a.m.
- Also Thursday: DOT will hold an interactive workshop for business owners concerning commercial cyclists laws. 3 p.m.
Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog New York City
Monday’s Headlines: ‘What is Up With All These Flip-Flops, Mayor?’ Edition
It's the same old story with this mayor and his chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin. Plus other news.
Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Long COVID
Covid-19 transformed many U.S. cities' approach to sustainable transportation forever. But how did it transform the lives of sustainable transportation advocates who developed lasting symptoms from the disease?
Analysis: ‘Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program’ is a Failure By All Measures
The Department of Transportation wants the Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program to simply expire in part because it did not dramatically improve safety among these worst-of-the-worst drivers and led to a tiny number of vehicle seizures.
School Bus Driver Kills Cyclist in Boro Park, 24th Bike Death of 2023
Luis Perez-Ramirez, 44, was biking south on Fort Hamilton Parkway just before 3:15 p.m. when he was struck a by school bus driver making a right turn.
‘Betrayal’: Adams Caves to Opposition, Abandons Bus Improvement Plan on Fordham Road
The capitulation on Fordham Road is the latest episode in which the mayor has delayed or watered down a transportation project in deference to powerful interests.
