Through-Running at Penn Station: Benefits and Barriers
(From the archive: July 28, 2015) Earlier this month, MTR explored the concept of transforming the tri-state area’s commuter rail network into a regional rail network. The plans covered differ in scope and detail, but all have one major component in common: changing Penn Station from a terminal to a run-through station. Currently, many Amtrak trains run through […]
Through-Running at Penn Station is the Key to a Unified Regional Rail Network
(From the archive: July 8, 2015) The future of Penn Station has long been an object of fascination for New Yorkers and others in the region. But what if that fixation on the terminal is misplaced? As transit blogger Yonah Freemark wrote this week, But what if this orientation towards rail terminals is actually reducing […]
Regional Transportation Projects to Keep an Eye on in 2021
With Republicans likely to control the Senate and a pandemic that continues to depress transit ridership, the fate, timeline, and funding of some of these projects still remains uncertain. Here’s a look at what’s at stake for the tri-state area…
Wednesday Winners (and Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. Winners MTA subway riders — The MTA has finally adopted “modern and transparent assessment tools” already in use by transit providers around the globe which “are much better at detailing the overall subway experience.” New Haven Transportation […]
How Governor Cuomo Can Fix the Subway (and Show He’s Serious About the Climate Crisis, Too)
A perfect storm is brewing in New York. Not for transit riders — that storm is the opposite of perfect. Rather, this is a perfect storm of opportunity for Governor Cuomo to take the lead on two interrelated issues that are very important to the region. The Two Crises Unless you live under a rock, […]
Former MTA Chair Richard Ravitch: Get Back to Basics
With all of the MTA’s subway and commuter rail problems coming to a head during the last few months, the calls have been getting louder for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to do something. That something has so far come in the form of a Genius Transit Challenge, a state of emergency and the promise […]
Welcome Back, Mr. Lhota, but This Isn’t the Same MTA You Left Behind
As the New York legislative session came to a close Wednesday night, the senate approved Governor Cuomo’s nomination of Joe Lhota as MTA chair and CEO. Lhota served in the same role for about a year before resigning and launching a bid for New York City mayor in the 2013 race. Since then he’s been serving […]
Wednesday Winners (and Losers)
A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond. Winners NYC Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez — Councilman Rodriguez led a rally at New York City Hall calling for the expansion of Citi Bike to all five boroughs. New York City DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg […]
MTA Staten Island Express Bus Plan Is “The Update and Improvement Commuters Need”
Good news this week for Staten Island commuters: the MTA has completed its study on improving the borough’s express bus service — something Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the Straphangers Campaign called for 16 years ago — and released a plan to speed up bus trips by streamlining routes and consolidating bus stops. The Staten Island Advance reports: […]
How Do Jamie Dimon’s Employees Get to Work?
Investing in key infrastructure is a core aspect of any well-run business. But not all of the infrastructure that businesses rely on is private. Most transportation infrastructure, for example, is owned and managed by government entities, something that businesses rely on for access to employees and channels for movement of goods. That’s why earlier this month, Connecticut Governor […]