Tag: Transit
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Things New York City MTA could have done better: (Part Two)
This is a continuation of last week’s MTA blog post, which talked about turnstiles and metro-cards. This week I will talk about public address systems, signage, subway furniture, and the public art chosen by MTA for its train stations. Public Address (PA) Systems: MTA’s public address system is quite arcane, consisting of old speakers which…
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More on Grand Central…
For those of you who missed the on air version and need the videos to go with our Grand Central 100th Anniversary post, this news series from Channel 7 is pretty neat! Unfortunately, I can’t embed it, but it is a nice historical review and there is some cool video of the construction of the…
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Things New York City’s MTA could have done better: (Part One)
You have to admit, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is quite efficient at keeping the trains running on time. But oftentimes, they don’t seem to pay enough attention to many other important parts of their infrastructure that commuters face everyday: Turnstiles, Metro Cards, Public Address Systems, Subway Furniture, and Public Art. I believe these short comings are…
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The Map That Could Fast Track Plans For High-Speed Rail
You might have seen it on social media somewhere, but in case you haven’t heard of it, Berkeley-based artist and high-speed rail advocate Alfred Twu recently posted a map he created on the Guardian’s website (the map was originally featured on the California Rail Map google group, where additional resources on high-speed rail are listed). It’s…
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Post Hurricane Sandy: From New York City
Hurricane Sandy hit Monday night and dealt a devastating blow to New York’s mass transit, especially the subway system. Sea water rushed in from the lower tip of Manhattan and filled the subway tunnels from Bowling Green all the way uptown to 86 Street, and further north. However, there were parts of the system which…
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Hurricane Reading
Since a Frankenstorm and related full moon events are likely troubling our New York area readership, I thought I would offer some Monday reading suggestions. For those looking to take their minds off of all the anticipated hurricane-crazed werewolf attacks… For those of you who prefer Utilitarianism to Pareto and are fans of mass…