On July 11th and 12th, four historic buses were open for all to board. Start your engines for a journey to the past!
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NYC: Vintage Bus Bash on Governor’s Island
Friday, September 25th, 2015NYC: A Tour of Harold Interlocking, the Nation’s Busiest Railroad Junction
Monday, September 14th, 2015
In this update, you’ll learn about recent and upcoming work at Harold Interlocking, the nation’s busiest railroad junction.
View this complete post...The Fight For a Fracking Ban in Upstate New York
Friday, August 7th, 2015
Watch this gut-wrenching and beautiful tribute to one community in “fracking-banned” Upstate New York that is doing everything it can to stop Fracking Infrastructure from ruining its air, water, land, wildlife, people, and history. Will their representatives listen? Ultimately urging action from Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to step in and reject necessary air and water quality certificates before it’s too late, the film asks you to do your part, too.
View this complete post...New York City: Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC)
Friday, July 24th, 2015
NYC: Vision Zero Vigil
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015
A crowd estimated at 1,000 people strong gathered in Union Square yesterday evening to remember victims of traffic violence and call for preventive action at the Vision Zero Vigil, organized by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets.
The message was simple: Traffic crashes and the suffering they cause are preventable. We can’t accept life-altering injuries and the deaths of loved ones as unavoidable “accidents.” Robin Urban Smith was there to capture it for Streetfilms.
NYC: 2nd Avenue Subway Update
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Learn about recent developments in construction of the Second Avenue Subway.
View this complete post...ASCE: 10 Things I Wish I Didn’t Know About the Brooklyn Bridge
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
Most civil engineers know of the legendary Roebling family, but do you know how family dynamics shaped their contributions to the civil engineering field? Consultant, author, researcher and historian Donald Sayenga will unravel the intricate web woven by this driven and innovative family, and the myths and fables of the Brooklyn Bridge in his talk “Some Things I Wish I Didn’t Know about the Brooklyn Bridge.”
View this complete post...NYC: Documenting Dangerous Crossings – 111th Street, Queens
Monday, June 29th, 2015
Here in NYC, there has been an intrepid battle fought by many groups and Queens leaders to improve 111th Street, a dangerous speedway to cross for pedestrians and cyclists. In April, NYC DOT, working from results of a Vision Zero workshop spearheaded by Make the Road and Transportation Alternatives, presented to Queens Community Board 4 a smart proposal to put 111th Street on a road diet, add a two-way bike lane, and make the pedestrian crossings safer for the copious numbers of families, children and seniors going to Flushing-Corona Park & The Hall of Science.
View this complete post...NYC: One Minute Excerpt WillyB Bike Fly!
Monday, June 15th, 2015
Always love the speed on the way down the Wiliamsburg Bridge in the ‘”red cage”. (And I was going much slower than usual.)
View this complete post...NYC: A Subway Delay Story (Told in 8-Bit Animation)
Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Learn how a single delayed train can cause delays throughout an entire subway line — and one strategy that train dispatchers use to get service back to normal.
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