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?
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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…
futureNYCSubway v4
Two years ago I released an update for my futureNYCSubway series. Version…
The futureNYCSubway: Expanding the Crosstown Line
The problem with the G train Many words have been written about…
futureNYCSubway v2
The first futureNYCSubway was more a look at what had been proposed…
The High Line Effect: Thoughts on Reusing Infrastructure
It amazes me that I’ve had this website, in one form or…
The futureNYCSubway: the vanshnookenraggen plan
The Map In the drop down menu at the top of this…
The futureNYCSubway: Queens-Flushing Trunk Line
Introduction The borough of Queens came late to rapid transit development. Even…
The futureNYCSubway: Manhattan’s West Side
Manhattan is the only borough of New York City where major subway…
The futureNYCSubway: Bushwick Trunk Line
Because of how and when Brooklyn developed in the 19th Century it…
The futureNYCSubway: 2nd Ave Subway Future
The last four posts have all been about the history of subway…