OPINION: Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Plan is Flawed from a Transit Perspective
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Train capacity can be increased without even expanding Penn Station — but the state doesn't seem to care.
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Friday’s Headlines: Rubber Stamp Edition
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The big story of the day was Empire State Development's approval of Gov. Hochul's real estate deal masquerading as a Penn Station redesign plan. Plus other news.
Nausea: The MTA Is Facing An Existential Crisis, Again
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Is this the way subway ends, not with a bang but with a whimper?
STREETSBLOG USA What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate
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Federal regulators want local governments to track transportation sector emissions — but they can't do much to force communities to reduce those emissions, never mind doing so in ways that would address the other damages of car dependency, experts say.
KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!
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Pricing has power. Changes in the prices of goods and services affect demand for those items. And that's happening with gasoline right now, despite what Streetsblog says!
Tuesday’s Headlines: More Penn Station Boondoggle Edition
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The big news was a cheerleading press release from Gov. Hochul hailing the "deal" she and Mayor Adams had inked over dividing up the supposed benefits from the real estate deal that will supposedly (but won't) fund the complete rehabilitation of Penn Station. Plus other news.