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aquablue Feb 27, 2014 3:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist (Post 6441303)
Port Authority Funds PATH Link to Newark Airport
$1.5 Billion Project is in Capital Spending Plan, Along With Airport Renovations

By Ted Mann
Feb. 4, 2014
Wall Street Journal


http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/i...0204182406.jpg
Image courtesy of the Wall Street Journal.

"The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will forge ahead with a $1.5 billion plan to connect its PATH train system to the rail station at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials said Tuesday.

The PATH extension to the airport from its current terminus in downtown Newark is a key priority of New Jersey officials at the bistate authority. It also has drawn support from real estate interests in downtown Manhattan, who believe a quicker connection to a key regional airport will boost the competitiveness of a rebounding residential and office district.

The announcement comes as part of the Port Authority's proposed 10-year, $27.6 billion capital spending plan, which was unveiled Tuesday morning at a committee meeting of the authority's Board of Commissioners. The spending plan had been delayed for months by wrangling within the agency, as representatives of New York and New Jersey negotiated over which of the states' respective priorities would get funding, officials said..."

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...63013633022416
it's a bit disappointing that the path train won't go directly to the terminals like in other major cities such as LHR, AMS, CDG, PEK, HKG, etc. You will still need to take the dinky airtrain monorail to the terminal meaning a two-seat ride. A major deterrent to business travelers and those with luggage. And why does it take sooo long to build? A tad ridiculous if you really think about it from a global perspective. I bet you would be laughed at for being a fool if you suggested that it would take 7 years to build 1+ mile of a rail extension with no major tunneling anywhere in Europe or Asia. It jut wouldn't happen there! This isn't th 3rd world. Why can't they accomplish a simple extension in a proper time-frame like a normal superpower does ;/ Oh wait, that is because we're not really interested in creating a sophisticated society, we don't care what others think, right ;)

Perklol Feb 27, 2014 3:53 AM
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aquablue Feb 27, 2014 4:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Eveningsong (Post 6470633)
MTA's Fulton Center Hub, 7 Train Extension Nearing Finish Line

By: Jose Martinez
February 26, 2014
10:34 AM

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says some of its more expensive projects are making steady progress.

During a speech at St. Francis College Tuesday night, MTA Capital Construction Co. President Michael Horodniceanu discussed the agency's ongoing Megaprojects, including the Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan.

The $1.4 billion transit hub is expected to open in June.

The 7 train extension to Manhattan's West Side is set to finish up in October, and the MTA says the project will be a boon to Midtown's economy.

"Twenty-five million square feet of new office development, 20,000 residential units, two million square feet of new retail and three million square feet of new hotels. So, that would have not been possible without the extension of the number 7," Horodniceanu said.

The Second Avenue subway line, which will cost nearly $4.5 billion to complete, is scheduled to open with three stations in December 2016.

But Long Island Rail Road commuters will have to wait nearly 10 more years to stop at Grand Central.

The $11 billion East Side Access project is not expected to be ready until 2023.

http://www.ny1.com/content/news/tran...ng-finish-line
Jesus F. Christ.. what on earth is this? Are we a super-power or are we freakin Nigeria (actually Nigeria would do a better job)? 2023 for that project? What a joke :( I am now convinced the USA does infrastructure worse than any given 3rd world country. What a disgrace. The PATH train time-line was bad enough, but then this thing? You've got to be pulling me leg surely. Umm, DING DONG, paging "a kinder robert moses", "a kinder Robert Moses" to the White House please, and while we are on the subject, a whole bunch of them to congress too: feel free to turn up sometime soon before your country falls even further behind and actually ranks behind Nigeria, or Iran in infrastructure, and someday worse. Take a look at Crossrail over in that little small town called London as inspiration.

Perklol Feb 28, 2014 3:23 AM
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Super Luigi Mar 2, 2014 9:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist (Post 6441303)
Port Authority Funds PATH Link to Newark Airport
$1.5 Billion Project is in Capital Spending Plan, Along With Airport Renovations

By Ted Mann
Feb. 4, 2014
Wall Street Journal


http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/i...0204182406.jpg
Image courtesy of the Wall Street Journal.

"The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will forge ahead with a $1.5 billion plan to connect its PATH train system to the rail station at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials said Tuesday.

The PATH extension to the airport from its current terminus in downtown Newark is a key priority of New Jersey officials at the bistate authority. It also has drawn support from real estate interests in downtown Manhattan, who believe a quicker connection to a key regional airport will boost the competitiveness of a rebounding residential and office district.

The announcement comes as part of the Port Authority's proposed 10-year, $27.6 billion capital spending plan, which was unveiled Tuesday morning at a committee meeting of the authority's Board of Commissioners. The spending plan had been delayed for months by wrangling within the agency, as representatives of New York and New Jersey negotiated over which of the states' respective priorities would get funding, officials said..."

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...63013633022416
This whole project seems like a waste. NJ Transit already stops at the airport and it runs pretty frequently there too. Plus, the last thing anyone needs is tourists carrying their luggage on the PATH during rush hour when the trains are already too crowded.

I much rather they build a new PATH line that could connect places like Weehawken, West NY, Edgewater, North Bergen, etc. with NYC.

ardecila Mar 2, 2014 11:53 PM
I'm fully in favor of it, as somebody who occasionally needs to get from EWR to Brooklyn. Going through downtown gives me far more transfer options within a short walking distance, and the Fulton St Transit Center/WTC Transpo Hub is a much more pleasant place to change trains than Penn Station/Herald Square.

It also boosts the strength of downtown as a business hub by having a one-seat ride to a major airport that's NOT the A train.

Perklol Apr 9, 2014 8:03 AM
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Perklol Apr 9, 2014 8:22 AM
This thread needs a smiley face :)

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N830MH Apr 17, 2014 4:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Eveningsong (Post 6543113)
Can't see the pictures. Please fix the picture for me. Thanks!

Perklol Apr 18, 2014 1:03 AM
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scalziand Apr 18, 2014 3:46 AM
http://www.mta.info/sites/default/fi...?itok=sjdUwwl_
http://www.mta.info/news-east-side-a...ards-contracts

You need to right click on the image itself and 'copy image url' to get the proper image link to put into the bbc code.

Perklol Apr 19, 2014 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by scalziand (Post 6544774)
You need to right click on the image itself and 'copy image url' to get the proper image link to put into the bbc code.
Thank you so much scalziand!:cheers::cheers:

I'll fix the other articles

M II A II R II K Apr 21, 2014 6:44 PM
Brooklyn to Queens, but Not by Subway

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/21/ar...ront.html?_r=0

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There’s a wonderful term for the dirt trails that people leave behind in parks: desire lines. Cities also have desire lines, marked by economic development and evolving patterns of travel. In New York, Manhattan was once the destination for nearly all such paths, expressed by subway tracks that linked Midtown with what Manhattanites liked to call the outer boroughs.

- But there is a new desire line, which avoids Manhattan altogether. It hugs the waterfronts of Brooklyn and Queens, stretching from Sunset Park past the piers of Red Hook, to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, through Greenpoint and across Newtown Creek, which separates the two boroughs, running all the way up to the Triborough Bridge in Astoria.

- The desire line is now poorly served by public transit, even as millennials are colonizing Astoria, working in Red Hook, then going out in Williamsburg and Bushwick — or working at the Navy Yard, visiting friends in Long Island City and sleeping in Bedford-Stuyvesant. They have helped drive housing developments approved or built along the Brooklyn waterfront, like the one by Two Trees at the former Domino Sugar Refinery. But this corridor isn’t only for millennials. It’s also home to thousands of less affluent New Yorkers struggling to get to jobs and join the work force.

- Why a streetcar? Buses are a more obvious solution. Improved bus service is an easier sell, faster to get up and running, and cheaper up front. A bus would be ... fine. But where’s the romance? A streetcar is a tangible, lasting commitment to urban change. It invites investment and becomes its own attraction. I’m not talking Ye Olde Trolley. This is transit for New Yorkers who can’t wait another half-century for the next subway station. Streetcars connect neighborhoods and people to other modes of transit.

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Perklol Apr 24, 2014 8:50 PM
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Perklol Apr 28, 2014 2:07 PM
Transportation related post from 30 Hudson Yards thread.

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Originally Posted by ILNY (Post 6556092)
In NYC, a $185M tunnel that leads nowhere, for now.
By VERENA DOBNIK
4.28.14

http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-185m-tunne...--finance.html

NEW YORK (AP) — Taking shape on Manhattan's West Side is a $185 million, federally funded tunnel that leads to nowhere, for now.

The 800-foot-long, 35-foot-deep concrete trench could someday lead to two new commuter rail tunnels under the Hudson River to New Jersey, if the billions needed to build them ever materialize.

The access tunnel is being built now because the massive Hudson Yards development with six skyscrapers, the tallest being 80 stories, will soon be built on top of it. Trying to dig such a huge trench through the bedrock after those buildings are completed, officials say, would be an engineering and financial nightmare.

The access tunnel is expected to be completed in fall 2015.

Currently, there are two tunnels, opened in 1910, between New York's Penn Station and Newark, N.J., and they are unable to accommodate any more trains. They also flooded during Sandy in 2012

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Hypothalamus May 2, 2014 9:40 PM
Photo Credit: WTC Progress on Facebook

Posted April 14th, 2014...

Hard working dedicated men and women continue to develop Platform B at WTC PATH hub.
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Posted May 1st, 2014...

Workers install rebar at Platform B in WTC Transportation Hub.
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Improvements at these five stations will also feature repair or replacement of mezzanine to platform stairs, mezzanine floors, doors and windows, and interior and exterior walls. Each station will be painted and canopies, windscreen panels and railings will also be replaced. Customers will also benefit from new lighting in the mezzanines, and new artwork. The construction contracts were awarded in December 2013 as a joint venture to Forte Construction Corp and Emis Construction Group

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Perklol May 12, 2014 10:57 AM
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Perklol May 17, 2014 9:04 PM
Second Avenue subway line construction is progressing: officials
 
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Perklol May 23, 2014 4:16 AM
MTA chief: 'Too early to tell' about Second Avenue subway Phase II
 
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Perklol May 26, 2014 12:44 AM
Select Bus Service to Debut on the M60 Starting Sunday, May 25

http://www.mta.info/sites/default/fi...?itok=7fPfDJej

May 23rd, 2014
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If you’ve been waiting for a faster way to get to LaGuardia Airport, the wait is over and your bus has come in. MTA New York City Transit is beginning service Sunday (May 25) along the new M60 Select Bus Service (SBS) route, which connects Manhattan’s Upper West Side and LaGuardia Airport’s Marine Air Terminal.

The M60 becomes the seventh SBS route to be installed along busy bus corridors around the city, in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation and the New York City Police Department. Additionally, the upgrade to the M60 also required the cooperation of the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, which manages the airport.


M60 SBS extends from 106th/Broadway in Manhattan, across 125th Street and along Astoria Boulevard to LaGuardia Airport. The route has a growing ridership that now tops 17,000 on an average weekday. About 32,000 customers each day board and alight from the five bus routes serving the 125th Street corridor, which is a major stop on 12 subway lines and Metro-North Commuter Railroad.

“The continued expansion of SBS services throughout the city is changing the way our customers think about taking the bus and the M60 will now change the way customers think about getting to and from LaGuardia. Select Bus Service is designed around the philosophy of speed, efficiency and convenience which combine to make bus riding more pleasant and less time consuming,” said MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast. “We have seen tremendous support and positive feedback for SBS and look forward to working with our partners to expand it to other high-capacity routes.”

“This new service will save customers precious time and provides an easy connection to several subway lines as well as Metro North. It will benefit Harlem residents who rely on efficient bus service along 125th Street every day and will make getting to the airport a breeze from upper Manhattan,” said NYC Transit President Carmen Bianco. "The City’s economy depends heavily on our mass transit system and making improvements like SBS provides enormous benefits in the area of time saved.”

SBS utilizes high-capacity articulated vehicles with distinctive exterior graphics that make the buses easily identifiable. The idea behind Select Bus Service is the implementation of a high-performance bus system, incorporating the efficiency and capacity of light rail transit without the limitations and construction costs of a fixed-rail system. Other major elements of SBS include designated bus lanes and the application of a distinct graphics design. Combined, these service components could produce decreased travel times of up to 20% for M60 customers, while also benefitting riders of the local routes that travel crosstown via 125th Street.

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The introduction of Select Bus Service to the M60 will speed trips to LaGuardia and across 125th Street, an often congested thoroughfare that slowed bus rides to a crawl. Helping to create this faster service is the requirement that customers pay their fares prior to boarding using MetroCard or Coin Fare Collectors at the Select Bus Service bus stops along the route. The fare remains the same as a local bus

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http://www.mta.info/news-select-bus-...vice-debut-m60

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mrnyc Jun 1, 2014 2:53 PM
does anyone know whats going on
here with the red hook streetcar tracks?

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Perklol Jun 23, 2014 8:11 PM
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Perklol Jul 2, 2014 5:46 PM
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mrnyc Jul 3, 2014 12:08 PM
we have a new riding record!

http://nypost.com/2014/07/02/man-bre...p-in-24-hours/

aquablue Jul 6, 2014 7:03 AM
Laguardia airport was supposed to be redeveloped. I'm surprised nothing has been finalized with the design yet. I'm looking foward to seeing NYC with a proper airport terminal and having it be rid of that current pig sty. Let's hope the design is befitting of NYC.

Perklol Jul 6, 2014 7:30 AM
^So very true. The latest news was several months ago but never heard of anything since.
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Originally Posted by NYguy (Post 6500705)

Busy Bee Jul 6, 2014 7:47 PM
Kind of reminds me of Madrid Barajas.

Perklol Jul 11, 2014 9:34 AM
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Perklol Jul 16, 2014 4:38 AM
http://www.mta.info/news-lirr-strike...en-letter-lirr

MTA Chairman & CEO Thomas Prendergast's Open Letter to LIRR Customers

July 15th, 2014

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The MTA remains committed to settling this matter quickly, but any new agreement must be affordable not just today, but also into the future, without jeopardizing the investments necessary to maintain the service we provide our riders or placing additional pressure on future fares.

In the most recent MTA offer, a current LIRR employee would receive:

• A 17% wage increase over seven years

• An average $22,000 retroactive payment

• Healthcare contributions of just 2% of base salary

• No changes to pension contributions

• No changes to work rules

To afford this offer, the MTA asks that future LIRR employees:

• Contribute 4% to healthcare

• Contribute to their pensions throughout their career as an LIRR employee

• Work more years to reach top pay

Under this plan, both existing and new LIRR employees will remain the highest paid commuter railroad workers in the country, and with the best pension in the industry.

A strike would have a devastating impact. It’s time to have productive negotiations to resolve our differences and return to what we all do best together – serving our LIRR customers.
Sincerely,

Thomas F. Prendergast
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
http://www.mta.info/sites/default/fi...?itok=Vo-YLsYB

Perklol Jul 18, 2014 11:04 AM
http://www.mta.info/news-lirr-long-i...uomo-announces

Governor Cuomo Announces Labor Agreement Between MTA and LIRR

July 17th, 2014

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast, and United Transportation Union President Anthony Simon, representing a coalition of eight Long Island Rail Road labor unions, have announced an agreement to settle a four-year-old contract dispute between the MTA and the unions. The agreement provides the 17 percent wage increase recommended by the Presidential Emergency Board, and includes the first-ever healthcare contributions from the 5,400 workers that make up the eight unions while protecting commuters and the MTA’s long-term financial stability.

“The Long Island Rail Road is a critical artery in connecting the downstate region, and the men and women who keep it running play a vital role in the lives of our commuters and in the communities that the LIRR serves,” Governor Cuomo said. “Resolving this contract dispute is the right thing to do, and the agreement we have reached today is fair to all parties. It recognizes the many contributions of the LIRR’s hardworking employees, while also maintaining the fiscal integrity of the MTA. I thank everyone involved in these negotiations, especially UTU Chairman Anthony Simon and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast, whose collective dedication to the needs of LIRR commuters made this agreement possible.

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Under the terms of the agreement, based on the recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board, existing LIRR employees will receive 17 percent raises over a term of 6-1/2 years. To ensure the long-term affordability of these wage increases, all employees will for the first time contribute to their health insurance costs, and new employees will have different wage progressions and pension plan contributions.

The contract will have no impact on MTA fares and will be accommodated within revisions to the MTA financial plan.

The tentative agreement is subject to approval by the eight Long Island Rail Road unions’ executive boards and ratification by their membership, and subsequent approval by the MTA Board.
http://www.mta.info/sites/default/fi...?itok=op7d11Hs

kilbride102 Jul 21, 2014 8:43 PM
Thank god this strike was averted. However I think its time we look to include public transit inthe group of unions where it is illegal for them to strike like cops and firefighters. An entire region cannot be held hostage while the managers and unions figure out how to divi up fed, state, and straphanger dollars.

M II A II R II K Jul 21, 2014 9:38 PM
Like with the 911 services, transit strikes should be illegal.

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