MTA greenlights $250M for consultants to expand Second Avenue subway — at expected cost of $4.3B per mile to build
The MTA’s spending is like a runaway train. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board rubber-stamped nearly $250 ...
In Cincinnati's abandoned subway, some still dream of transit's future
Residents, design experts and transit advocates weigh in on whether Cincinnati should build a function subway in its ...
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MTA plans to hire $186M consultant to oversee Second Avenue subway construction
The agency is moving forward with the extension of the line into East Harlem, which will cost an estimated $7.7 billion to ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer13d
Public records, old studies and talking to students: How we dug into Cincinnati's subway
We wanted to know: What could repurposing Cincinnati's abandoned subway tunnels look like in the 21st century? The city's official call for ideas last fall resulted in 18 submissions that we ...
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Leading the way in reducing fine particulate matter in public facilities
The research team led by Dr. Hak Joon Kim, Principal Researcher at Department of Urban Environment Research of the Korea ...
Man walking on Manhattan subway tracks fatally struck by train
The man was walking on the tracks in a tunnel near the 14 St-Union Square station when an uptown-bound L train struck him ...
Consultant contract for NYC's Second Avenue subway extension project approved by MTA board
The MTA board has voted to award a more than $186 million contract with a project management consultant to oversee the work ...
Mission Local26d
The Central Subway has been shut down. Will anyone notice?
Water is a strange thing, and I don’t know of any tunnel that doesn’t leak. The question is: How much leaking?” “Hopefully,” he continues, “this won’t happen every couple of years.” On the whole, ...