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politics holding up progress once again.
Cuomo Declares a State of Emergency for NYC Subways: Update 7/26 - MTA submits 2 phase $9bil plan
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When the designs were first introduced, the R32s were considered the "train of the future." But today, with roughly 200 of the original R32s still operating on New York City’s C, J, and Z lines, they are the oldest subway cars still in service here, and among the oldest still operating in the world.
MTA adds extra-long cars to the C line to make more room for riders
MTA adds extra-long cars to the C line to make more room for riders
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The MTA wants a bold mixed-use project above a stretch of train tracks in Brooklyn
timing is a bit off but this could be a good approach to getting some things funded
The NYC subway's construction costs are too high—and the reasons why are infuriating
timing is a bit off but this could be a good approach to getting some things funded
The NYC subway's construction costs are too high—and the reasons why are infuriating
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When the designs were first introduced, the R32s were considered the "train of the future." But today, with roughly 200 of the original R32s still operating on New York City’s C, J, and Z lines, they are the oldest subway cars still in service here, and among the oldest still operating in the world.
MTA adds extra-long cars to the C line to make more room for riders
i love the c train because it is the only line that still has windows that are consistently covered in graffiti. all the other lines have protective coatings on the windows
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Plan scrapped for new tunnel between Penn Station and Jersey
Trump administration denies the Obama-era agreement's existence
Trump administration denies the Obama-era agreement's existence
Infuriating.Plan scrapped for new tunnel between Penn Station and Jersey
Trump administration denies the Obama-era agreement's existence
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Soon as I get 5 days on the 5.
We never reach the other end on time. Crowded platforms. Always close behind another train. (Due to the antiquated signal system)
CBTC can’t expand fast enough.
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The subway’s importance to the city begins with a single, durable economic principle: Cities create density, and density creates growth. Economists call the phenomenon agglomeration. Not only does geographical proximity reduce costs, but it also facilitates the exchange of knowledge and spurs innovation. It’s a principle that holds true for better and worse and regardless of the industry. The free-market economist Edward Glaeser has pointed out that the junk bonds and leveraged buyouts of ’70s and ’80s Wall Street were as much the product of human collaboration as they were of corporate greed. The urban-planning professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett coined the phrase “the Warhol economy” to describe how this same sort of cross-fertilization and idea-sharing works in New York’s art, fashion and music worlds. As industries grow, they attract and create new, connected ones: Book publishers beget book agents, tech start-ups beget venture-capital firms and so on. It all begins with the ability to pack large numbers of people into small spaces and then unpack them at the end of the day. Without the subway, this process breaks down, and the city dissipates.
Ravitch took his case to editorial boards and legislative leaders. But there was a problem. No one wanted new taxes. So Ravitch cold-called David Rockefeller, the longtime head of Chase Manhattan Bank. “I said, ‘Mr. Rockefeller, this is an audacious request, but would you get up at 5 in the morning and let me show you the subway system?’ ” he told me one afternoon in his office at Waterside. “And he said yes.” Ravitch then suggested that Rockefeller bring along the chairman of MetLife and the president of AT&T. All three went and saw the dirty, graffiti-scarred system firsthand. As Ravitch tells the story, that was all it took: Rockefeller called the majority leader of the State Senate and told him to “give Ravitch what he needs.” The tax package passed, and Ravitch ultimately raised $7.7 billion — more than $17 billion in today’s dollars — much of which was spent replacing cars, refurbishing stations and increasing maintenance.
The turnaround was not immediate. A year after Ravitch’s tax plan was enacted, annual subway ridership dropped below one billion. But before long, as the system gradually became safer, more reliable and less unsavory, it started to trend up. By 2015, ridership had hit 1.7 billion, a level not seen since the late 1940s.
The Case for the Subway
Ravitch took his case to editorial boards and legislative leaders. But there was a problem. No one wanted new taxes. So Ravitch cold-called David Rockefeller, the longtime head of Chase Manhattan Bank. “I said, ‘Mr. Rockefeller, this is an audacious request, but would you get up at 5 in the morning and let me show you the subway system?’ ” he told me one afternoon in his office at Waterside. “And he said yes.” Ravitch then suggested that Rockefeller bring along the chairman of MetLife and the president of AT&T. All three went and saw the dirty, graffiti-scarred system firsthand. As Ravitch tells the story, that was all it took: Rockefeller called the majority leader of the State Senate and told him to “give Ravitch what he needs.” The tax package passed, and Ravitch ultimately raised $7.7 billion — more than $17 billion in today’s dollars — much of which was spent replacing cars, refurbishing stations and increasing maintenance.
The turnaround was not immediate. A year after Ravitch’s tax plan was enacted, annual subway ridership dropped below one billion. But before long, as the system gradually became safer, more reliable and less unsavory, it started to trend up. By 2015, ridership had hit 1.7 billion, a level not seen since the late 1940s.
The Case for the Subway