Reaction to B82 SBS
http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2016/5/mm-b82-select-bus-update-2016-01-29-bk.html
View ArticleNYC Future Subway Cars:MTA unveils $52m plans for 'bendy' cars that passenger...
I read just this story on my free time, and it's very interesting, in regards to the future R211. Influences from Paris and London's metro system. Please check it out....
View ArticleAmtrak Looking at Restoring Sunset Limited Service
Amtrak announced that they along with the Southern Rail Commission will be looking into restoring service between Orlando and New Orleans which was truncated after Hurricane Katrina. An "inspection...
View ArticleMTA Staten Island buses at Academy garage
Does anyone know why there are MTA Staten Island buses, 4 to be exact I saw this morning. It's the Academy garage alongside the NJ TPKE south behind the service plaza close to exit 16E.
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Photographer captures abandoned New York City subways
Daredevil photographer, known as Dark Cyanide, travels to the extremes to capture hidden gems in a way the world has never seen before. From a New York City landscape from the top of a skyscraper to...
View ArticleHoverboards banned systemwide for MTA riders
Hoverboards Not Allowed. That is the new message from the MTA. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that possession of hoverboards aboard trains or buses or at stations of the New...
View ArticleWhat benefits would a NYC '10 Minute Network' generate?
Our friends at the TTC have mapped out a '10 Minute or Better Network' where the system's most demanding surface routes are guaranteed headways of at least 10 minutes all times except late night hours,...
View ArticleBones found underneath 126th
"The discovery of 140 bones by archaeologists digging within the decommissioned depot was announced last week by Melissa Mark-Viverito, the City Council speaker, and the Rev. Patricia A. Singletary,...
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The New York City Subway map redesigned by Tommi Moilanen
I just came across this. I didn't see other posts about it. https://medium.com/@tviit/the-new-york-city-subway-map-redesigned-9a3f776c7627#.tbrbw6w77 For whatever reason the entire map in the...
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NYC Subway Needs $1.7 Billion In New Elevators, Feds Say
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990 and now, a quarter century later, the federal government—specifically the Federal Transit Administration—wants the to make more of its 469...
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Do you commute? Final MTA bus study workshop set for Feb. 9
Special report: Nightmare bus commute solutions in sight? To modernize bus service, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is conducting its Staten Island Comprehensive Bus Study to re-envision how...
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Do you commute? Final MTA bus study workshop set for Feb. 9
Staten Island officials gathered Tuesday on Victory Boulevard to urge the public to attend the Metropolitan Transit Authority's final Comprehensive Bus study public workshop next week. The last...
View ArticleMove on, nothing to see here: Yet another slashing, ho hum
The new "normal" of NYC Subway use. Nothing to see, please keep moving. Opine, all subway enthusiasts: 12:40pm 3-Train slashing And the excuse of "That's an anomaly, not representative of the subway"...
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Bus Service on Burke Ave. in the Bronx
I have been living in the general area of Burke Avenue in the Bronx for sometimeand as a commuter I've noticed the amount of pedestrians that transverse Burke Avenue to and from the subway station. So...
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Metro-North at All-Time High; LIRR, Highest Since 1949, Remains Busiest...
Metro-North at All-Time High; LIRR, Highest Since 1949, Remains Busiest Regional Railroad in Nation February 02nd, 2016 Ridership is up on the MTA's regional rails. Numbers increased significantly on...
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Bronx Borough Prez Calls for New Rail Yard Development Near Lehman College
THE BRONX — A rail yard by Lehman College could be the ideal site for mixed-income housing, new retail space and an expansion of the school's campus, according to a new report from the office of Bronx...
View ArticleSubway Station Renovations Thread
Welcome to the Subway Station Renovations Thread! Post anything that are related to station renovations - Which subway stations are going to be close for renovations, Which stations will reopen soon...
View ArticleMayor de Blasio to Propose Streetcar Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens 0
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View ArticleMNR worker shocks passengers after teen suicide
Just pitiful. I hope the mothafu--er suffered
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De Blasio wants streetcar line on Brooklyn-Queens waterfront
What would you prefer? Riding on the Train or this? http://www.amny.com/transit/de-blasio-to-focus-on-neighborhoods-in-state-of-city-speech-1.11426710
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