A derelict rail line is being reimagined as a linear park, like Manhattan’s High Line. But in a borough that lacks both green space and transportation, locals wonder whether its best use would be the original one. Source: New York…
Posts published in “Transit Systems”
Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
It has been over a year since buskers, and their music, returned underground, and their slightly fuller tip jars and instrument cases suggest things may be looking up. Source: New York Times
As NYC Swipes Out MetroCards, One Artist Honors the Yellow and Blue
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
For more than 20 years, Thomas McKean has turned the New York City fare card into art. His supplies may run out as the city upgrades its payment system. Source: New York Times
In New York, Subway Crime Is an Issue Even as Risk Is Low
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2022
From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy. Source: New York Times
The Woman Who Faced New Yorkers’ Wrath Over the MTA
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2022
As the authority’s first “chief customer officer,” Ms. Meyer worked to connect the public with the transit system’s overseers. Source: New York Times
A Timeline of Hurricane Sandy
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2022
From a single wave off the coast of Africa to a $52 billion sea wall a decade later. Source: New York Times
Man Is Fatally Stabbed on New York City Bus, and Woman Is Arrested
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2022
The woman, Ebony Jackson, was charged in the killing of Lamont Barkley during a dispute on a bus in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. Source: New York Times
NJ Gov. Asks Biden To Block New York’s Congestion Pricing Effort
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The plan would charge drivers who enter Manhattan below 60th Street. Source: New York Times
Andy Byford, Ex-M.T.A. Leader, Steps Down as London Transport Commissioner
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2022
Mr. Byford, who was revered as “Train Daddy” during his tenure as the chief of the New York City subway, said he would move back to the United States. Source: New York Times
Is New York City Finally Returning to the Office?
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
With rising subway ridership and office occupancy, the city’s post-Labor Day return has offered early signs that New York may finally be turning over a new chapter in its recovery. Source: New York Times
31 Bridges, 2 Cities, 6 Towns: Greenway Is New Jersey’s High Line
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
New Jersey plans to convert a defunct train line into a 9-mile park, connecting the state’s densest cities to some of its wealthiest suburbs. Source: New York Times
Bronxites Fear More Traffic In Congestion Pricing Plan
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2022
New York City’s congestion pricing program could cut traffic in the busy commercial district but push more vehicles into vulnerable areas. Source: New York Times
Many Subway Riders Gave Up on the Mask Mandate Before Hochul Did
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
As the governor lifted the requirement for mass transit, passengers said they were already making their own personal risk assessments. Source: New York Times
Hochul Lifts Mask Mandate on New York Public Transit
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that face coverings must still be worn in health care facilities, including hospitals and nursing homes. Source: New York Times
Gateway Tunnel Project Under Hudson River Won’t Be Finished Until 2035
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The crucial Gateway transit link from New Jersey to New York will now open three years later than expected and is likely to cost $2 billion more to construct. Source: New York Times