Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trains

Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Mass Transportation Playlist

By Dave Colon | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

What we need is music to remind us of the joy, the efficiency and yes, the messiness of the bus and the train. And we at Streetsblog have put together a whole playlist about our humble transit system. Give a listen!

The mayor loves his trolley. Image: Friends of the BQX

BQX Advocates Make Pitch for Trolley — But Critics Push Back

By Julianne Cuba | May 31, 2019 | 30 Comments

Mayor de Blasio needs to just abandon his beloved $2.7-billion BQX streetcar, opponents said Thursday at the City Council's first trolley task force hearing.

A timer signal on the Williamsburg Bridge.

KOMANOFF: Investing Congestion Revenues in Better Train Signals Could Save New Yorkers Lots of Time

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 18, 2019 | 15 Comments

Here's the best use of congestion pricing toll revenue: Making subway trains run faster.

New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 100-plus-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 27, 2019 | 23 Comments

The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.

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From Streetfilms: Los Angeles — The Great American Transit Experiment

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 11, 2018 | No Comments

Clarence Eckerson is back with a look at major transit expansions in the City of Angels.

RPA's Fourth Regional Plan calls for a total of eight regional rail tracks under the East River (adding two to the four existing tunnels, plus the two East Side Access tracks under construction), but comparable service could be provided with six tracks if LIRR shares its infrastructure. Map: RPA

NY Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track

By Alon Levy | Dec 4, 2017 | 39 Comments

RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.

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