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Category Archives: US Transit
Top 5 Transit System Projects Worth Watching in 2016
Public transit systems in the United States are experiencing rapid growth of ridership and growing revenue predictions, although the funding to pay for improvements and keeping their systems in a state of good repair may not materialize. With that said, most … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Travel, Rail Travel, US Transit
Tagged BRT, Burgh, bus, busway, commuter rail, CTA, heavy rail, KCM, LA, light rail, Los Angeles, LRT, Metro, Metro Rail, Metro Transit, PAAC, Port Authority, RTD, Top 5, Top Five, train, transit, United States, US, USA
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Select Bus Service In-Depth: M23
The M23, the Chelsea-Flatiron-Stuy Town Connector. The M23 is one of the slowest of the slowest Crosstown bus routes in Manhattan. Many of the 15,000 riders per day will agree with me on this. It travels all the way across … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Bus Rapid Transit, Bus Travel, Select Bus Service, US Transit
Tagged 23rd Street, BRT, bus rapid transit, Chelsea, chelsea piers, crosstown, DOT, flatiron, m23, Manhattan, MTA, NYC, NYCT, SBS, south, stuyvesant, stuyvesant town, VA hospital, VA medical center
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Reasons Trains are Delayed
As New Yorkers, we have all ridden the New York City subway and realized that as dynamic and expansive of a system we have, there are going to be delays and hiccups. It’s almost as routine as showering and shaving … Continue reading
Select Bus Service In-Depth: M86
The M86, the Upper East Side-Upper West Side connector with a following. The M86 (originally the M18 up until the 1980s) is the 86th Street Crosstown and one of the busier crosstowns in Manhattan, with about 30,000 riders a day. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Bus Rapid Transit, Bus Travel, Select Bus Service, US Transit
Tagged 86th Street, BRT, bus rapid transit, Central Park, DOT, M86, Manhattan, MTA, north, NYC, NYCT, SBS, UES, UWS
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Delayed Because of Train Traffic
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we are delayed because of train traffic ahead of us. We apologize for any inconvenience.” This is quite the loaded phrase, and many people hear it, on non-tech trains and tech trains alike, but more so on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Making Sense of the NYC Subway, NYC Subway, US Transit
Tagged Ave of Americas, crosstown, Culver, delays, Lex, MTA, New York, NYC, NYCT, passenger trains, Queens Blvd, subway, train traffic, trains, transit, underground, work trains
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