Does NYC really need a one seat ride to its airports?
Improving Transit with Midtown East Rezoning
The new Midtown East Rezoning will put a strain our already maxed out subway system. What is something we can do quickly to relieve the pressure?
Building a better city: QueensWay vs Subway
The abandoned Rockaway Branch rail road in central Queens is pitting transit advocates against the proposed QueensWay park. Both sides have their points and both sides want a better city. So why are they fighting against each other?
Fixing the Myrtle-Broadway Problem
As more and more people move along the M train the limitations of the current junction at Myrtle-Broadway will soon need to be addressed. The MTA is undergoing a rebuild of the viaduct which hold the track but it will not address the bottleneck. Here’s how the MTA could do so.
The L Train Shutdown: Connecting the G and J/M/Z
Due to a quirk in history there has never been a free transfer between the G train and J/M/Z trains. With the looming L train shutdown fixing this connection would go a long way in helping mitigate the disruptions.
futureNYCSubway 2016
As the major subway expansion projects of the last 15 years begin…
Brooklyn Trolleys Can’t Fix Williamsburg
The transit blogs and op-eds in New York City have been abuzz…
The futureNYCSubway: Manhattan-bound G Train [UPDATE]
Imagine if you lived in Greenpoint and could get to Times Sq on one train? Or if you lived in Bed-Stuy and didn’t have to use the L to get home?
Mysteries of the Queens Boulevard Subway
The Queens Boulevard Subway was built as part of the vast Independent…
The futureNYCSubway: Queens-Flushing Trunk Line Revisited
In my original futureNYCSubway plan I proposed a new trunk subway line…
Would the 42 St Shuttle be better if it ran to Herald Sq and Penn Station?
While digging through old subway plans on Archive.org I found this odd…
Unbuilt Highways of New York City and Robert Moses
Few people loom as large in the annals of New York City…