Once the MTA starts work on the Culver viaduct rehabilitation plan, the F/G station at Smith-9th Sts. that serves Carroll Garden, Gowanus and Red Hook will be shuttered for a year. Metro guesses that the 12-month closure will take place in 2010. [Metro via The Gowanus Lounge]
MTA CEO Elliot “Lee” Sander is facing increased pressure from politicians and advocacy groups to postpone the planned fare hike until the middle of April at the earliest. But as hard as these politicians and transit advocates push, Sander pushes back harder. Yesterday, he was at it again, defending the need for a fare [...]
The MTA voted today to approve the 7 line extension. Only Andrew Saul, also the lone dissenter on the MTA’s finance committee, voted against the one-bid contract, and MTA CEO Elliot Sander said the board would take up the issue of cost over-runs in two years. [Cityroom]
Despite concers that H. Dale Hemmerdinger only knows about transit in New York because he reads the newspapers, the New York State Senate confirmed the Gov. Spitzer appointee as the new Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Say good bye to Peter Kalikow. [Daily News]
Generally, when an expansion plan receives a contract bid and this bid is sent to a governing committee for approval, the approval is generally a sure thing. While those in charge — in this case, members of MTA’s finance committee — may voice objections during debate, the end result is generally an all-or-nothing vote. [...]
Via Gary comes an update to the F Express Plan, seemingly the official pet project of Second Ave. Sagas.
As we’ve heard for some time now, due to work on the Culver Viaduct, the F Express train won’t be a feasible alternative until 2012 or thereabouts. While the MTA has noted that, should delays befall the [...]
When, in June, Gov. Eliot Spitzer nominated his friend and donor H. Dale Hemmerdinger to the MTA chair position, the New York State GOP Chair questioned Hemmerdinger’s credentials. While at the time many assumed Joseph N. Mondello’s statements to be typical partisan blustering, Hemmerding’s appearance last week in front of the State Senat Transportation [...]
That station at 41st and 10th Ave. will no longer be a part of the plans for the 7 line extension.
The funding battles and plans for the 7 line extension are starting to mirror the tortured history of the Second Ave. Subway. For years, transit officials would plan the Second Ave. Subway, start the project [...]
Second Ave. Sagas, with a few features missing, is back up and running.
Much like the MTA, Second Ave. Sagas will be experience some weekend service outages. The blog’s main address at www.secondavenuesagas.com will be unreachable during parts of the weekend. I’m performing some upgrades on the site.
To reach Second Ave. Sagas over the weekend, head to http://secondavesagas.wordpress.com or http://www.secondavesagas.com. On Monday, if all goes according to plan, [...]
