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What Does the Future Hold for New York’s Transit Infrastructure?
Last night, the Museum of the City of New York hosted a panel discussion about the future of large-scale transportation projects in the region. Hosted by New York Times reporter Michael Grynbaum, the panel -- the RPA's Jeff Zupan, MTA Capital Construction's Michael Horodniceanu, the General Contractors Association's Denise Richardson, and the Pratt Center's Joan Byron -- engaged in a wide-ranging conversation, which covered everything from the demise of the ARC tunnel to the high cost of transit projects and the question of whether New York's transit system is too focused on Manhattan and rail.
February 23, 2011
Highlights of the “Equal Tolls, Unequal Access” Discussion
April Greene reports on Monday's congestion pricing panel discussion at the New School:
December 13, 2007
Brian Ketcham Proposes a “Simpler, Cheaper Traffic Fix”
In an op/ed piece in Monday's Daily News, Brooklyn-based transportation consultant Brian Ketcham proposed some changes to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. Ketcham, who has been pushing for some form of congestion pricing since his time working for the Lindsay Administration more than 30 years ago, argues that New York City should:
November 14, 2007
RPA Refutes Anti-Pricing “Alternatives” Study
On Wednesday, Jeffrey Zupan, Regional Plan Association's transportation analyst, issued a comprehensive
rebuttal of the main traffic reducing measures proposed in Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free's anti-congestion pricing report, “Alternative Approaches to Traffic
Congestion Mitigation in the Manhattan Central Business District."
October 19, 2007
‘Triboro RX’ Could Provide More Transit Opportunities
For the Regional Plan Association, Michael Frumin visualized their plan for a rapid transit line in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx that could be built almost entirely on pre-existing rail and would connect with at least twenty existing subway lines. The "Triboro RX", which originated in the 1996 Third Regional Plan, could provide effective transit between these boroughs at a fraction of the cost of most transit projects.
June 29, 2007
The New York City Parking Boom
The first in a three-part series on New York City parking policy.
March 8, 2007
NYC Finally Cracking Down on Security Barriers
In the aftermath of September 11th, concrete and steel barriers sprouted like mushrooms around big buildings in New York City. It almost seemed to me to be a kind of status symbol. You knew you worked in an important building if your landlord had hardened it against truck bombs.
October 9, 2006