Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail Transit

Advocates Rue Axing of High Speed Rail From Climate Bill

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York

By Jeff Wood | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.

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.

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CARS, CARS, CARS? Inside Biden’s Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Mar 31, 2021 | No Comments

President Biden revealed details about his transformative new infrastructure package today, but sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much it will actually transform our national addiction to cars.