Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

By Jeff Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

The portal to the future Gateway tunnel being constructed at Hudson Yards in the west 30s in 2014. Photo: MTA/Patrick Cashin

OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals

By Bob Previdi, Mysore Nagaraja and Howard Sackel | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.

In this archival shot from 2003, Bob Diamond stands underneath the electrical lines that power his vintage trolleys. Photo: Gregory P. Mango

THE ULTIMATE OBIT: The Real, Unabridged, Authorized, Warts-and-All Saga of Brooklyn Trolley King Bob Diamond

By Simi Horwitz | Sep 6, 2021 | No Comments

A New York original and unsung genius who many thought was a crank, he discovered a long-forgotten subway tunnel under Atlantic Avenue.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s ‘Bold’ Plan for the BQE is Not Bold, But is Really a Long Punt

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

"It just seems like not a very forward thinking solution to the whole issue," one activist said.

Holland Tunnel traffic inbound from New Jersey. Tolling of the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels would divert east-west auto and truck trips to the Cross-Bronx Expressway and other highways north of mid-Manhattan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

By Bob Previdi | Jul 29, 2021 | No Comments

If the New York metro area is to decarbonize, the bi-state agency should lead the effort. But can it wean itself off tolls and parking fees?

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