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This project hasn't yet reached Chicago's One Central levels of idiocy, but it's getting there
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the city and state agree on penn:
NYC and state officials agree on how to pay for Penn Station redevelopment deal BY STEPHEN NESSEN AND DAVID CRUZ PUBLISHED JULY 18, 2022 Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the city is on board with the state’s plan that allows developers to build 10 skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan and use money from leases toward the massive renovation of Penn Station and its surrounding neighborhood. The agreement comes ahead of a key vote by the state entity charged with approving the financial terms of the deal along with the scope of the project. It also comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the project that’s largely been viewed as lacking any financial transparency. Under the terms, the city will receive fees in place of taxes on the Midtown properties being developed as part of the project, with annual 3% increases. The city and state say this arrangement can last upwards of 80 years or until the project fees are paid off, but it still doesn’t outline how much the fees would be. The project calls for nine office buildings and one residential property, making it one of the state’s largest redevelopment projects. more: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-and-s...velopment-deal |
penn agreement slammed by watchdog due to lack of specifics:
Hochul and Adams announce ‘financial framework’ for Penn Station deal; watchdog slams lack of specifics By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 18, 2022 Watchdog sounds alarm Hochul’s proposal, which she inherited from former Governor Andrew Cuomo, has raised concerns among government transparency organizations and politicians since she revived the plans in November. An expert report released last week and commissioned by watchdog group Reinvent Albany estimated that the plan could give developers up to $1.2 billion in tax breaks. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/hochul-...ion-agreement/ https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uplo...t-1536x951.jpg |
say goodbye to the last peace and quiet on the subway:
MTA to roll out cell service in subway tunnels, Wi-fi at above-ground stations By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 25, 2022 more: https://www.amny.com/news/mtacell-se...wifi-stations/ |
ugh — can’t avoid financial troubles due to low ridership:
Transit Runaway train: MTA ‘fiscal cliff’ arriving a year sooner because of lower ridership return, officials say By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 25, 2022 more: https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-fis...wer-ridership/ |
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MTA seems to have finally woken up that they need to improve weekend/night service since that's where they can gain riders. They are reprioritizing CBTC work also pushing up the work on the 6th Ave line to fix BDFM services massive unreliability, putting off this work on the Lexington Ave line until later. |
^ absolutely. i think path is looking at more weekend service, more so than mta. not sure tho. it's gotta be on their minds for revenue, although i wonder if they have to pay workers more to work at night?
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The future will be more weekend and late night service.
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nys agreement and payment for penn upgrades:
nys approval: State oversight body approves Hochul’s Penn Station plan By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 27, 2022 more: https://www.amny.com/transit/state-a...-penn-station/ *** New York to pay at least $3.25bn for Penn Station upgrades By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 26, 2022 more: https://www.amny.com/transit/new-yor...tion-upgrades/ |
cutback in hours to the new 181st busway after community feedback -- similar to queens:
Uptown shrunk: City plans to cut 181st Street busway hours; second rollback under Mayor Adams By Kevin Duggan Posted on July 31, 2022 The four-block busway between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway bans car through traffic during those hours, seven days a week, to speed up buses and make it easier for delivery trucks to access the stretch. Drivers can still access every block for drop-offs or short-term parking, but they must make the next right turn off of the busway. The project consistently sped up travel times for bus commuters, who told DOT they felt service was faster and more reliable, and that the street felt safer since the changes took effect more than a year ago. But area business owners were worried about lost parking and safety in the later hours, while also bringing up issues to local officials seemingly unrelated to the red-painted lanes. The proposed cuts are not yet finalized and DOT will have more to share on the busway’s permanent form shortly, according to the agency. This is the second time the city has moved to reduce a busway’s operating hour after it transitioned out of its testing phase and amid opposition from businesses. DOT nearly cut in half the scheduled times of the Main Street busway in Flushing, Queens, from 24 hours a day to just 13 hours between 6 a.m.–7 p.m., earlier this month. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/181st-s...ack-adams-dot/ |
well ok:
Port Authority taps big-time architects for $10 billion bus terminal revamp By Kevin Duggan Posted on August 4, 2022 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has tapped two big-time architectural and design companies for the $10 billion revamp of its aging 42nd Street bus terminal. The bi-state agency hired British firm Foster + Partners and Chicago-based construction engineering company A. Epstein and Sons to advise the overhaul of the decades-old transit hub. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/port-au...-bus-terminal/ |
Thing is going to be up to $15B by the time they decide to do anything and $20B by the time they're done.
Every cent of that should be spent on NJ rail expansion (including NYCT into Hudson and Bergen counties) and a new replacement bus terminal at Secaucus instead. |
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Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking For Portal North Bridge In Kearny, New Jersey
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Admittedly I don't keep up with this thread but happened to see this recent article mentioning the 2nd Ave subway extension and the possibility of a crosstown extension under 125th.
New Harlem Subway Line Could Run Along 125th Street, MTA Suggests Quote:
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^ a crosstown train is very badly needed on one two five. its just a question of how far west would they take it.
*** Madison Square Garden and Hudson Yards: Match Made in Hell or So Crazy It Just Might Work? What would it cost to undo one of the city's great historical mistakes? And is it even worth it? 1:10 PM EDT on August 8, 2022 By Neil deMause ReThink has proposed several sites for a new MSG, including: the old Gimbels department store site across 34th Street from Macy’s, now home to the running-on-fumes Manhattan Mall; the site of the Port Authority bus terminal ramps, which would theoretically no longer be needed if expanded Penn Station train service meant fewer bus commuters from New Jersey; and the still-undeveloped open rail yards on the western edge of Hudson Yards between 11th Avenue and the river. The Hudson Yards site, Turvey said, is now “favored” by his group. And this is where the plot substantially thickens. more: https://hellgatenyc.com/madison-squa...o-hudson-yards |
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