John Hennessy III,
P.E.
NYPIRG STRAPHANGERS CAMPAIGN
What do subway riders want?
They want short waits, trains that arrive regularly, a chance for a seat, a clean car and understandable announcements that tell them what they need to know. That’s what MTA New York City Transit’s own polling of rider satisfaction measures.
View this complete post...The 6TH AVE.EL which ran thru the heart of NYC , was a line knowned for it’s extremely sharp curves . At it’s southern end ,the line turned off the 9th Ave line at Greenwich & Morris Sts. ran up Church St., went west on Murray St. went up West Broadway, went west on w3rd […]
View this complete post...Thousands of subway riders see it every day, but few people know about the old Essex Street Trolley Terminal that’s part of the Delancey St-Essex St subway station. Find out about this unknown treasure of the subway from Peter Hine of MTA Real Estate. mtainfo on Youtube.
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Taking inspiration from the success of the city’s High Line park, The Delancey Underground project seeks to transform an abandoned trolley terminal into New York City’s first underground community green space. Beneath one of the least green areas of the city, the Lower East Side, lies a massive, unused space nearly the size of Gramercy […]
View this complete post...From the US High-Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail 2011! The Big Apple is the place to be November 6-8. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed rail is […]
View this complete post...A first look at a new entrance, replacing the entrance on Fulton Street between the Chase Bank and the Duane Reade. This new entrance feeds directly into the space where the Fulton Street Transit Center building that is currently under construction. – BrianMercy1022 on YouTube
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This is the seventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
The Delaware Aqueduct, the world’s largest contiguous tunnel, runs from the Wawarsing, NY and Neversink, NY in the Catskill Mountains, to New York City.
View this complete post...From the US High-Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail 2011! The Big Apple is the place to be November 6-8. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed rail is […]
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