NYTIP – enhancing the nyc subway: the low-hanging fruit

UPDATE (10.19.2022): Post revised to reflect v1.0.0 v0.8.0 of the enhanced NYC subway.

Welcome to my ongoing NYTIP series! Recall my three-point plan to fix the NYC Subway – enhance, extend, and expand. In this post, I will address “low-hanging fruit” opportunities to enhance the NYC Subway.

[taste and see!]

NYTIP – extending the nyc subway: from the concourse to co-op city

UPDATE (03.05.2022): Post lightly edited for clarity.

Welcome back to my ongoing NYTIP series! In my last post, I began expounding on point two in my three-point plan to fix the NYC Subway – extend – with SAS Phase 2X and an Astoria line extension to LaGuardia Airport. In this post, I will discuss the Concourse line extension to Co-op City and accompanying improvements.

[let’s go!]

NYTIP – enhancing the nyc subway: south bronx

UPDATE (09.11.2022): Post substantially revised to reflect v1.0.0 v0.8.0 of the enhanced NYC subway.

Welcome back to my ongoing NYTIP series! In my last post, I discussed the Eastern Parkway trunk line in Brooklyn served by the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines. In this post, I will discuss the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx, and explain why a redesign is extremely challenging.

[Go on…]

NYTIP – enhancing the nyc subway: central park west

UPDATE (09.17.2022): I am changing the plan for v1.0.0 v0.8.0 of the enhanced NYC subway due to recent ridership trends – see the edit toward the end of this post.

Welcome to my NYTIP series! As part of NYTIP, I outlined a three-point plan for fixing the NYC Subway:

  • Enhance (minimize merging conflicts)
  • Extend (extend existing lines)
  • Expand (build new lines)

I’ll begin my series on point 1 – enhance – with the Central Park West (CPW) trunk line, which serves the A, B, C, and D trains.

[Let’s begin!]

what can a complete concourse look like?

Over the years, I’ve given much though to what The Bronx’s historic Grand Concourse would look like after getting the Complete Streets treatment. As NYC DOT’s plans (PDF) don’t go nearly far enough, I decided to flesh out some ideas using Streetmix!

[check ’em out!]