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Posts Tagged ‘Hudson River’

Crossing the Hudson: How to Increase Transit Capacity and Improve Commutes

Monday, August 21st, 2017
Trans-Hudson Travel

Each day over 1.6 million people commute into Manhattan, the 21st century’s leading global city. For the last 25 years, more and more of those people have been coming from west of the Hudson River. Over that time, the number of jobs in Manhattan has only increased by about 75,000, and the number of daily commuters traveling from New Jersey grew by 70,000, from 250,000 to 320,000…As a result, rail trips in and out of Penn Station have nearly tripled in the last 25 years, bus trips have grown by 83%, and PATH ridership is up by 27%. RPA’s research projects that this trend will continue over the next two decades, requiring far more capacity than the existing facilities can provide. Work trips to Manhattan could increase by 72,000, or 24%, by 2040, while trips to all of New York City could increase by 148,000, a 38% increase, as job growth in the other New York City boroughs rises even faster.

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Keeping on: How Riverkeeper Is Bringing the Hudson River Back to Life

Monday, November 21st, 2016

In the fall of 2015, six alumni Fellows were commissioned to create a short documentary film for Riverkeeper in celebration our 50th anniversary. The film, KEEPING ON, explores how and why Riverkeeper was founded, many of its incredible accomplishments, and the steps necessary to preserve the integrity of the Hudson River.

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Tunnel Trouble: Crumbling Infrastructure Is Putting the NYC Metro Region at Risk

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

The tri-state area is loaded with bridges, rail systems and roadways that are suffering from years of under-investment. But perhaps the biggest risk we face is with the rail tunnel linking New Jersey and New York. Built more than a century ago, the fraying tubes that carry NJ Transit and Amtrak trains are the biggest chokepoint in the Northeast, and the source of frequent delays for commuters. For years, the tunnels have needed extended repairs that are impossible to do while keeping trains running. The situation deteriorated when the tunnels flooded with salt water during Hurricane Sandy. Amtrak officials say the tubes might not last 20 years.

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Graham T. Beck, Contributing Author, Next American City: New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Graham Beck, author of the Next American City article “Cuomo’s Crossing,” about NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decisions regarding the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge, speaks with InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson.

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Great American Infrastructure: The Erie Canal

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Erie Canal

This is the third in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.

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