As more details about the MTA’s 2007 budget — and long-term financial plans — come out, the news is looking good for the people of the fair borough of Brooklyn. As The Daily News notes, some key Brooklyn lines will see added service next year. Here’s the bullet point:
Increased peak-hour bus service and more [...]
Two days ago, word leaked out that the Fulton Street plans had changed due to cost concerns. Specifically, it seemed as though the free transfer from the R/W Cordlandt St. stop to the E at the World Trade Center would be cut.
Well, worry not, Wall Street workers. According to today’s reports, the free transfer ain’t [...]
Once upon a time, the planned extension of the 7 line was all the rage. Serving the far West Side, the new 7 stops at 41st and 10th Ave. and 34th and 11th Ave. were going to usher in a new age of residential life for those people who may one day live on the [...]
Good news for those of us who ride the buses and subways today: The MTA won’t be raising fares next year and could hold off on fare hikes until after 2010.
Here’s what The Daily News had to say:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is finalizing its 2007 budget and plans to vote by Christmas on a spending [...]
As part of the plans for rebuilding and redeveloping Lower Manhattan, the MTA has invested nearly $900 million in their plans to build a transportation hub at Fulton Street. With plans for 12 subway lines to be connected through the hub, the new Fulton Street will become the largest connecting station in the system, beating [...]
Welcome to Second Ave. Sagas, a blog about the New York City subway.
I’m a native New Yorker and a huge subway buff. I like riding the trains; I like reading about the trains; I like being on the trains that run for hundreds of miles underneath (and sometimes above) the streets of New York. And [...]
