In the original version of this post, I suggested that express…
Tag: new york city
MTA Program for Action 1969 Print
A year ago, I did a deep dive into the MTA’s Program…
The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els
The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
MTA Program for Action Service Guide
I recently went down a bit of a rabbit hole reading up…
IND Service Guide: 1953
Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
Serving Southeast Queens Part 1: The Forgotten Route 131
In the annals of NYC subway history there are numerous examples of…
Much ado about Flushing: Regional Rail and Extending the 7 Train
A holistic proposal to enhance and expand transit into Flushing, Queens. This post was written with the Tech Transit Assn.
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream
The first in a two-part post about the history and possible future of a subway tunnel to Staten Island.
IND Second System Track Map
A detailed look at every official subway expansion proposal from 1929 until the present.
Worst. Map. Ever.
The MTA stepped in the right direction with its new interactive subway map. But it also stepped in shit.
The Future of the 2nd Avenue Subway
We are designing the world’s most expensive subway and it won’t help most New Yorkers. Here’s how we can change that.
The futureNYCSubway: Manhattan-bound G Train [UPDATE]
Imagine if you lived in Greenpoint and could get to Times Sq on one train? Or if you lived in Bed-Stuy and didn’t have to use the L to get home?