Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail

FRA Chief: America Is Driving Less and Congress Needs to Catch Up

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 4, 2012 | No Comments

Speaking to reporters earlier today, Federal Railroad Administration chief Joe Szabo said that people are driving less and using transit more — and that those changes are permanent. “America’s travel habits are undergoing rapid change,” he said. It’s a fact, he said (“not opinion — statistically proven”), calling on Congress to show that it understands […]

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Christie, Walker, Kasich, and Scott All Deceived the Public to Kill Rail

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2012 | No Comments

Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Florida — the Republican governors in each of these states recently aborted a major rail project claiming it was too expensive. Their methods were remarkably similar; their justifications aligned. In many ways, it was like they were all working from the same playbook. Now that the Government Accountability Office has exposed New Jersey […]

Elmhurst Reps Want LIRR Station Reopened and New Revenues to Pay For It

By Noah Kazis | Apr 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

Elmhurst’s elected officials voiced support for transit investment at a town hall hosted by Congressman Joe Crowley and Council Member Daniel Dromm last night. A group of politicians including the two hosts, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, and Assembly Members Grace Meng and Francisco Moya called for reopening Elmhurst’s Long Island Railroad Station, shuttered in […]

Independent Federal Report Confirms: Christie Lied To Kill ARC Tunnel

By Noah Kazis | Apr 10, 2012 | 19 Comments

It was never about cost overruns. It was never about New Jersey’s share of the price tag. Chris Christie’s decision to kill the ARC tunnel under the Hudson River was always about two, and only two, things: the governor’s unwillingness to raise the state’s rock-bottom gas tax and his desire to make a name for […]

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Can a 100% Private Passenger Rail Line Turn a Profit?

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 27, 2012 | No Comments

Public-private partnerships have recently become a popular policy prescription for the prospect of reviving inter-city passenger rail. But now, a private company is setting out to do it alone – no public support needed. Florida East Coast Industries has announced that it will start operating passenger service between South Florida and Orlando in 2014. They’re calling […]

Will Cuomo Scrap Transit on the Tappan Zee and Just Widen the Highway?

By Noah Kazis | Oct 11, 2011 | 9 Comments

For nine years, the state of New York has been studying how to replace the aging Tappan Zee Bridge. The bridge, which is more than 50 years old, requires ever more expensive repairs to stay structurally sound and was never intended to carry the volume of traffic that pours over it every day. Since 2002, […]

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