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The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els
The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
End of the Line: The Unfinished Fulton St Subway
When Duke Ellington wrote “Take the A Train” he wasn’t talking about…
IBX: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
I am finally doing a deep dive into the proposed Interborough Express plan. What’s good? What’s bad? And what is just ugly?
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 2: Hylan’s Dream
In the previous post I outlined the history of the many plans…
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream
The first in a two-part post about the history and possible future of a subway tunnel to Staten Island.
Mysteries of the BMT Sea Beach Express
If you take the N train to Coney Island you might notice that there are a pair of unused tracks down the center of the line. No one is quite sure why they exist.
Deinterlining with One Switch
Deinterlining the Broadway and 6th Ave Lines might not need a subway extension to LaGuardia Airport and can be done quickly and cheaply.
We Don’t Need to Replace the BQE, But We Will
The NYC DOT is looking to rebuild the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway through Brooklyn Heights with a second elevated highway. But if our various transportation agencies could learn to work together the city wouldn’t have to.
Celebrating 50 years of the Chrystie Street Connection
On November 27th, 1967 there was chaos on the New York City…
The Future of the Utica Ave Subway
For future expansion of the system we need to be open to thinking outside the box. How can build the Utica Ave Subway?
The Future of the 2nd Avenue Subway
We are designing the world’s most expensive subway and it won’t help most New Yorkers. Here’s how we can change that.