The city never received the subway upgrades in wanted in the late 1960s. (Click to enlarge.)
Every rail fan has their own pet project for a better New York City subway system, and everyone likes to dream a day in which that system is a reality. Recently, the topic du jour has focused around ways to connect the outer boroughs while avoiding Manhattan and ways to extend current lines past their outer terminals into under-served neighborhoods.
In recent months, foremost among those dreamers has been the MTA. Before the economy had completely collapsed underneath us, Elliot “Lee” Sander, CEO and Executive Director of the MTA, had unveiled an ambitious expansion plan during his State of the MTA speech. The plan focused around the Regional Plan Association’s circumferental subway route . This line, using a mix of MTA rights of way and pre-existing tracks would connect to 19 subway lines and three boroughs while avoiding Manhattan.
At the time, I expres...
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When NYC Transit President Howard Roberts and I sat down to talk last month, I started off by asking him about the Rider Report Cards. As a pilot program, I thought they had a relatively successful debut. While the results weren’t surprising, they did help New York City Transit focus its priorities in its efforts at improving subway service.
As we discussed those initial results, I eventually asked him why he was engaging in a second round of report cards so soon after the first ones.... more
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Your longish read for the day: The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway is a thorough, but ultimately gentle repudiation of the myth that Helvetica has always been the signature typeface of the New York City transportation system. Massimo Vignelli does not escape unscathed:
Unimark’s choice of Standard Medium is shocking given Vignelli’s reputation — burnished by his passionate testi... more
Last November, as the MTA started talking about a fare hike, I decided to see just how much I, a moderately heavy user of the subways, pay per ride. Thus was born the MetroCard Challenge .
For a month, I charted my swipes, and in the end, I found that I got a pretty good deal on the subway. I used my $76 30-day Unlimited Ride Card 74 times in one month for an average cost-per-ride of $1.03. That’s a steal.
Five days ago on Monday, with the MTA’s financial woes coming to the f... more
This was not the best week for the MTA:
On Monday, the agency announced that planned service upgrades would be shelved . Coupled with a few other announcements — such as fewer on-time trains — it ended being a pretty bad Monday for the MTA.
On Wednesday, the Straphangers Campaign announced that about half of all subway cars can be considered clean .
But, hey, I was on TV , and the MTA landed a $1-billion land rights deal for the Hudson Yards. It wasn’t all bad.
On with th... more
This is not the world’s most efficient subway system.
In a few short weeks, on April 29, one of the year’s most anticipated video games hits the shelves. That game, as many New Yorkers know, is the latest installment in one of the most polarizing and controversial video games of all time: Grand Theft Auto.
While a discussion of a video game may seem out of place on Second Ave. Sagas, this time around, Grand Theft Auto has a New York tie-in. GTA IV takes place in Liberty City... more
James Gandolfini, the Sopranos mob boss, is moving across the river to play the role of the beleaguered mayor in the upcoming Tony Scott remake of The Taking of Pelham 123. In the original, Lee Wallace can’t handle the pressures of leading the city through yet another crisis. Who knows how Gandolfini, a regular tough guy, will handle the role? One thing is for sure though; the Denzel Washington-John Travolta remake will have none of the charm or creativity of the snapshop of 1970s New Yor... more
It is a sad thing to sit here yearning for the days of early March. With the future of New York City’s subways laid out to us by MTA CEO and Executive Director Elliot Sander, we were so full of hope and optimism. We were even discussing that famous circumferential subway line as though it would actually become a reality before 2050.
Now, we sit here, crushed by the MTA’s decisions to postpone the promised service upgrades and downgrade their target goal for on-time train ... more
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