From Streetfilms: Los Angeles — The Great American Transit Experiment
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Clarence Eckerson is back with a look at major transit expansions in the City of Angels.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trains
NY Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track
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RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.
De Blasio Sounds Prepared to Let the L Train Crisis Go to Waste
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The impending L Train shutdown should be a blessing in disguise — the impact of losing service west of Bedford Avenue for 18 months is so great, there’s no good option that doesn’t involve carving out lots of street space for buses, biking, and safer walking. Major redesigns of 14th Street, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the streets connecting to […]
Mayor de Blasio Needs to Step Up to Keep L Train Passengers Moving
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This morning the MTA announced that starting in 2019, it will close the L train between Eighth Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg for 18 months to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy — surprising no one who’s been paying attention. For several months now, it’s been obvious that the MTA and the de Blasio administration will […]
That’s More Like It: Cuomo and MTA Commit to High-Capacity Subway Cars
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After spending the first half of the year touting frills like Wi-Fi and charging ports on buses, Governor Cuomo finally delivered some news this morning that will make a real difference to transit riders. The MTA plans to buy hundreds of open gangway subway cars, which can carry more passengers and help relieve crowding on maxed-out lines. Later this […]
Shoes Off, Laptops Out, All Aboard!
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Rail travel has many advantages over flying, like the view out the window, or arriving at a downtown location. Perhaps most importantly: You don’t have to get to the train station an hour early to go through security checkpoints like you do in airports. But last month’s attack on a Paris-bound train has amplified calls to beef up rail […]