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Touring the East Side Access Tunnel, Surrounded By Schist
This morning I took a tour of the MTA's newly completed East Side Access tunnel 140 feet below Midtown Manhattan. My laptop is about to run out of batteries and, of course, I left my power cord at home. (It's a good thing I'm only in charge of running a blog and not, say, a 22-foot diameter, 850-ton tunnel boring machine.) So I'm just going to publish these photos with minimal text. I'll fill in the details later. Warning: If you're not a serious infrastructure geek, you might just want to skip this post altogether.
July 17, 2008
Streetfilms: New York Bike-Share, Now in Previews
With the first anniversary of Vélib approaching and New York officially exploring the possibility of its own program, what better way to celebrate than trying out a free bike this weekend, courtesy of The New York Bike-Share Project. Streetfilms' Elizabeth Press dropped in to get reactions on the first day of this year's event, which lasts through Monday.
July 11, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Red Means “Stop” … in the Bus Lane
Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly is posting shots of Midtown bus lane violators on his Flickr photo stream. He writes:
July 7, 2008
Rider Report: Select Bus Service Shaves Trip Time
Three days after the debut of Bx12 Select Bus Service, Bronx resident and Tri-State Transportation Campaign Associate Director Veronica Vanterpool rode the route from Co-op City to Inwood. On Mobilizing the Region, she reports that riders are becoming accustomed to the pre-payment system and rear-door boarding, with the help of bus drivers and New York City Transit personnel.
July 3, 2008
Bus Riders Warm to Select Bus Service, Drivers Love Red Parking Lane
New York City Transit staff introduce passengers to Bx12 Select Bus Service at Broadway and Isham in Inwood
June 30, 2008
Streetfilms: Hiking the Heights
If you spend much time in upper Manhattan, you know it's blessed with hundreds of acres of parkland, much of which serves to showcase the area's naturally rugged terrain. To help bring attention to this sometimes overlooked resource while promoting public health, an organization called CLIMB (City Life is Moving Bodies), in conjunction with Creative Arts Workshops for Kids, hosts an event called Hike the Heights, an "urban safari" through parks from Morningside Heights to Inwood. Streetfilms correspondent Mark Read has the lowdown.
June 24, 2008
“Don’t Block the Box” Bill Clears Albany
With 2800 agents able to enforce rules against blocking the box, drivers may soon take these signs seriously.
June 23, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Madison Square, Re-Squared
From Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly comes this shot of construction work going on now at Madison Square. More photos here, and here is DOT's project presentation. When complete, the renovation -- one of two planned for Broadway this summer -- will reclaim over 37,000 sq. ft. of public space from auto traffic.
June 18, 2008
Car-Free Saturdays Will Open Path For Peds and Bikes From City Hall to 72nd
Last month we reported that DOT was planning a major car-free event this summer in the mold of Bogotá, Colombia's weekly Ciclovía. Details emerged on Friday in the Downtown Express:
June 16, 2008