Cuomo Declares a State of Emergency for NYC Subways: Update 7/26 - MTA submits 2 phase $9bil plan

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MTA considers raising subway speed limit to reduce delays

I have a feeling there was a lot of yelling and finger pointing over that village voice article lol

@radio rahiem what do you think they'll do?

 

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Bloomberg
4 hrs ·
“It will happen because this has to happen.”


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Gateway Overseers Say New NYC Rail-Commuter Tunnel Is Inevitable
The $12.7 billion Gateway commuter-rail tunnel opposed by President Donald Trump will get built because it’s too important to the economy,…

 

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New York Subway’s On-Time Performance Hits New Low

 

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MTA worker takes fatal fall on subway tracks when railing breaks

horrible

 

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New York Subway’s On-Time Performance Hits New Low

A portion of the reasoning is with the antique signals in the IRT, IND/BMT (minus the L) trains system is too many trains during rush hour. How many times have I sat behind a 4 train traveling up and down the Lexington Ave line. My opinion is to extend the tracks past the terminals, so the trains can get in and turned around quickly.

 

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POLITICO New York
5 hrs ·
Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway


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Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway
The still-tentative deal could offer an end-run around President Donald Trump.

 

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POLITICO New York
5 hrs ·
Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway


POLITICO.COM

Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway
The still-tentative deal could offer an end-run around President Donald Trump.

Still only a fraction of the actual cost. Better than nothing I guess.

 

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Still only a fraction of the actual cost. Better than nothing I guess.

might get some prep work done

 

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The Hill
9 mins ·
BREAKING: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is proposing making all public transportation in her city free of charge in an effort to fight pollution.


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Paris mayor proposes making public transportation free to reduce pollution
The mayor previously backed an effort to eliminate all gas-powered cars from Paris streets by 2030.

 

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6sqft
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As of now, it's unclear how big of a fare hike commuters will face next year.


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Despite declining service, MTA will most likely raise fares in 2019 | 6sqft
Without another option to bring in revenue to the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, straphangers will most likely…


lit

 

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New York’s population reaches a record high

 

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NYTIMES.COM

Why Does Subway Construction Cost So Much? Congress Wants to Find Out
The federal inquiry will look into why mass transit projects in the United States, and particularly in New York, cost more than in the…

 

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New York Today
30 mins ·
News if it happens: Gov. Cuomo is floating a plan to create a large, state-controlled development area around Penn Station, but much of the reaction has ranged from concern to outrage.


NYTIMES.COM

Cuomo Seeks State Control of Penn Station Neighborhood
A proposal to create a state-controlled development area around the Midtown Manhattan hub was greeted with skepticism by some lawmakers and City Hall officials.

 

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Penn-Farley conversion could include science research center, lab space

De Blasio administration will contribute $418M to subway action plan


L train shutdown mitigation plan prompts suit from lower Manhattan residents



MTA’s subway station upgrade program rolled back amid cost overruns

 

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MTA’s subway station upgrade program rolled back amid cost overruns

No fukks given by MTA and Cuomo has to have some ownership in an LED company.

The original plan had allotted $28 million per station for upgrades like LED lighting, improved station signage, new stairs, and upgraded electrical and communications systems.

The current average cost to upgrade each station, the Wall Street Journal reports, is $43 million.

Lhota says he became aware of the cost overruns last year, but decided not to mention it to the board. “I didn’t think it was relevant to the debate,” he told the Journal.