Rethink NYC has some fundamental flaws. I suggest you read https://pedestrianobservations.wordp...oo-few-trunks/

Airport expansion often leads to widespread protest for nearby neighborhoods for aviation noise. How can the expansion plan go through environmental assessment in the NIMBY Capital of the World? The City would be better off if the airport is relocated and the land is redeveloped.

I agree. My point is that expanding LGA is a fundamentally bad idea.

I'm kinda surprised at some of the responses regarding the expansion. I thought more would be for it. :( Airports are an important part of the city. They have to grow to keep up with the demand. I think we are overdue for it.

Do you guys feel that the environmental impact is worth it? Kinda a trade off, like any other major infrastructure project.

Of course airports are important and should grow, but cities should ideally have one or two airports and focus on just them. Otherwise, things just get inefficient.

For those not aware, there's been some bs lately with trains derailing.

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I'm very grateful that I never have to take NJT or go to Penn Station.

... except when I go to Giants games

If you redo LGA, does a runway configuration exist that does not interfere with JFK and NWA?

No.

http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/sub...eSubwayMap.GIF

Source: http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/subway/

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I was wondering when Alon was going to write a piece on their non sense plan...Reddit has been chewing them up...and they go silent after one reply...

Work to begin this spring on Penn Station-Moynihan Train Hall complex

Read More: https://www.6sqft.com/work-to-begin-...-hall-complex/

https://imgs.6sqft.com/wp-content/up...on-Phase-1.jpg

https://imgs.6sqft.com/wp-content/up...on-Phase-2.jpg

new subway cars on the way with more to come + a new test track to get them into service quicker:


New MTA subway cars to come into service this year
By Vincent Barone vin.barone@amny.com April 24, 2017

New subway cars, long delayed in their delivery, will start rolling through MTA stations before the end of the year, the agency announced Monday.

A batch of about 70 new cars will go into service this year to replace the oldest subway cars in the agency’s fleet on the J, Z and C lines, which have now become prone to breaking down. Another 230 or so will be put into service as they’re delivered over the course of 2018, according to Steve Plochochi, the MTA’s vice president of procurement and material.


more:
http://www.amny.com/transit/new-mta-...ear-1.13516212

Another incident at Penn. I give up with this city seriously addressing infrastructure. We're all doomed.

Summary of issues from the past eight weeks, courtesy of Newsday.

"RECENT AMTRAK-RELATED DISRUPTIONS
April 25: A problem with the overhead electrical system in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels resulted in widespread cancellations and delays for the LIRR and a temporary suspension of westbound service.

April 14: A power problem in one of Amtrak’s Hudson River tunnels caused 1,200 people to be stuck on a disabled NJ Transit train for three hours in Penn Station, and spurred residual delays for the LIRR.

April 3: An NJ Transit train derailment caused by Amtrak track problems caused a week of major service disruptions for the LIRR, which relinquished four tracks at Penn Station to allow Amtrak and NJ Transit trains to operate.

March 24: An Amtrak train derailed and sideswiped an NJ Transit train, causing major disruptions for the LIRR, which relinquished four tracks at Penn Station to allow Amtrak and NJ Transit trains to operate.

March 6: A problem in an Amtrak switch interlocking in one of the East River tunnels cut the LIRR’s track capacity in half during the evening rush hour, resulting in nearly two dozen canceled trains, a suspension of all westbound service, and lengthy delays."