Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

A rendering of the proposed AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia. Image: Governor's Office

Report: ‘Wrong Way’ AirTrain Would Be the Most Costly, Least Necessary Transit Project Ever

By Eve Kessler | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

A watchdog group takes issue with the Port Authority's ridership estimates, claiming that the people mover would be 'nearly twice as expensive’ as the next most expensive project.

The portal to the future Gateway tunnel being constructed at Hudson Yards in the west 30s in 2014. Photo: MTA/Patrick Cashin

OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals

By Bob Previdi, Mysore Nagaraja and Howard Sackel | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.

KOMANOFF: An Open Letter on Congestion Pricing to Wavering Pols (And You, Gale)

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 8, 2021 | No Comments

Our ace congestion pricing expert admonishes pols, including Manhattan Borough President Brewer, to not complicate congestion pricing but simply support it to the hilt.

A curbside rain garden in Queens. Photo: NYC DEP

Please Stay On The Grass: More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Catastrophically Flooded Subways

By Dave Colon | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

Here’s what the city has to do now. Ripping up some asphalt is a start.

A wall of water descends into the subway at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue. Photo: Via Twitter

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Apres Moi le Deluge’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

Officials engage in fingerpointing after the flooding. And other news.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals

By Danny Pearlstein | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.

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