Proposed Queens Plaza Infill Station on the 63rd St Line.

Improving Transit with Midtown East Rezoning

The new Midtown East Rezoning will put a strain our already maxed out subway system. What is something we can do quickly to relieve the pressure?

Building a better city: QueensWay vs Subway

The abandoned Rockaway Branch rail road in central Queens is pitting transit advocates against the proposed QueensWay park. Both sides have their points and both sides want a better city. So why are they fighting against each other?

Two Myrtle Ave trains merge at Myrtle Ave, one coming from Manhattan and the other from downtown Brooklyn. Photo by Frank Pfuhler via nycsubway.org

Fixing the Myrtle-Broadway Problem

As more and more people move along the M train the limitations of the current junction at Myrtle-Broadway will soon need to be addressed. The MTA is undergoing a rebuild of the viaduct which hold the track but it will not address the bottleneck. Here’s how the MTA could do so.

The L Train Shutdown: Connecting the G and J/M/Z

Due to a quirk in history there has never been a free transfer between the G train and J/M/Z trains. With the looming L train shutdown fixing this connection would go a long way in helping mitigate the disruptions.